Striped Muslin
ca. 1855 (made)
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Piece of white muslin with very narrow white self stripes.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Muslin, woven |
| Brief description | Length of striped white muslin (duriya), Dhaka, Bangladesh, c.1855 |
| Physical description | Piece of white muslin with very narrow white self stripes. |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. India Museum Slip book entry: 'Muslin Striped, Doria, Dacca, Medium Quality'. Swatches from the original textile appear in John Forbes Watson's The Textile Manufactures of India (1866), vol.VII, no.249. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Watson, J. Forbes, and Great Britain. India Office. The Textile Manufactures of India. India Office, 1866.
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| Other number | 2689 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 8693(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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