Sari
ca. 1855 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Fragment of woven cotton, from woman's garment, green checked with orange. The complete cloth had silk at the end (removed for Forbes Watson's catalogue).
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woven cotton |
| Brief description | Fragment of woman's wrapped garment (sari), green cotton with yellow checks, Madras region, ca. 1855 |
| Physical description | Fragment of woven cotton, from woman's garment, green checked with orange. The complete cloth had silk at the end (removed for Forbes Watson's catalogue). |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. Swatches from the original sari were cut for use in John Forbes Watson's The Textile Manufactures of India, vol.V, no.167. |
| Historical context | Intended for use as a garment, clothing. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Watson, J. Forbes, and Great Britain. India Office. The Textile Manufactures of India. India Office, 1866.
'INDIAN FABRICS. / No.167 / WOMAN'S GARMENT. / Cotton with a little Silk in principal end. / Length 6 yards 27 inches; width 1 yard 2 inches; weight 1 lb. 5/12 oz.; price 4s. 9d. / From Madras / |
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| Accession number | 7970(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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