Lungi
c.1855 (made)
| Place of origin |
Two fragments of a man's wrapped garment (lungi), blue check cotton with red, white and orange stripes, Kunnathur, Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu, c.1855
Object details
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| Brief description | Two fragments of a man's wrapped garment (lungi), blue check cotton with red, white and orange stripes, Kunnathur, Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu, c.1855 |
| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. Swatches from the original lungi were cut for use in John Forbes Watson's The Textile Manufactures of India, vol.II, no.62. |
| Bibliographic reference | Watson, J. Forbes, and Great Britain. India Office. The Textile Manufactures of India. India Office, 1866.
'INDIAN FABRICS. / No.62 / MAN'S GARMENT / Cotton: worn by the Lubbays. / Length 6 yards; width 1 yard 4 inches; weight 1 lb. 5 1/2 oz.; price 7s. 9d. / From COONATHOOR, MADRAS / |
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| Accession number | 8522(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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