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Checked Muslin

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

Part of a length of white cotton with red checks.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Woven cotton
Brief description
Piece of muslin, white with red checks, Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, c.1855
Physical description
Part of a length of white cotton with red checks.
Dimensions
  • Length: 150cm
  • Width: 83cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Muslin/Coloured/Madras/(339/Book/No 117' (Handwritten paper label, attached to object.)
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879. India Museum Slip Book entry 2674: 'Muslin Colored Check / Madras / 55 / in Fabric Book 339'. Swatches from the original textile appear in John Forbes Watson's The Textile Manufactures of India (1866), vol.IX, no.339.
Subject depicted
Associated object
8735(IS) (Part)
Bibliographic reference
Watson, J. Forbes, and Great Britain. India Office. The Textile Manufactures of India. India Office, 1866. 'Prov.No.117 / INDIA FABRICS. / No.339 / MUSLINS. / Muslin; colored check. / Length 7 yards; width 32 inches. Weight 15 oz. Price 4s. / From CHICACOLE; MADRAS.'
Other number
2674 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
8915(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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