Striped Muslin
c.1855 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Length of unbleached muslin, self striped in fine bands throughout.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Muslin, woven |
| Brief description | Length of unbleached striped muslin (duriya), Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh, ca. 1855 |
| Physical description | Length of unbleached muslin, self striped in fine bands throughout. |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. India Museum Slip Book entry 2716: 'Muslin Unbleached / Doria / Chundaree Bengal / 55 / Sample in Fabric Book 467 / Also in Show Case'. Swatches from the original textile appear in John Forbes Watson The Textile Manufactures of India (1866), vol.VIII, no.283. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Watson, J. Forbes, and Great Britain. India Office. The Textile Manufactures of India. India Office, 1866.
'Prov.No.467 / INDIA FABRICS. / No.283. / MUSLINS. / Striped (Dooreea) muslin. / NARROW GOLD STRIPE IN END. / Length 14 yards; width 30 1/2 inches. Weight 10 3/4 oz. Price 1l. 13s. / From CHUNDAREE; BENGAL.' |
| Other number | 2716 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 8883(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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