Not currently on display at the V&A

Textile

ca. 1855 (made), 1855 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Complete length of unbleached tussar silk, with fringes at either end and a narrow red band at one end.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk, woven
Brief description
Textile, tussar silk length, Hyderabad, ca. 1855.
Physical description
Complete length of unbleached tussar silk, with fringes at either end and a narrow red band at one end.
Dimensions
  • Length: 915cm (approx.)
  • Width: 72cm
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879.
Historical context
Probably intended for use as a garment, clothing.
Other number
3870 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
05641(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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