Turban Cloth
ca. 1867 (made)
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Red muslin turban, three bands of gold-wrapped thread along the length, and a deep hem of gold-wrapped thread and coloured cotton with a buta design. Cut.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven muslin and gold-wrapped thread |
| Brief description | Cut turban cloth, muslin and gold-wrapped thread, Beed, Maharashtra, ca. 1867 |
| Physical description | Red muslin turban, three bands of gold-wrapped thread along the length, and a deep hem of gold-wrapped thread and coloured cotton with a buta design. Cut. |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 5505: 'Turban / Pugree / Bheer, Hyderabad, Madras / Price Rs.76-12 / 1867 / Original nos. M.672 / Red with 3 gold stripes in the centre'. Two swatches cut from this textile appear in John Forbes Watson's Second Series of Collection of specimens and illustrations of the textile manufactures of India (1874), no.51 (object number 7824D(IS)). |
| Historical context | Intended for use as a garment, headwear. |
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| Associated object | 7824D/(IS) (Part) |
| Bibliographic reference | Watson, J. Forbes, et al. Collection of Specimens and Illustrations of the Textile Manufactures of India. Second Series, India Museum, 1874.
'TURBANS. / No.51, PRINCIPAL END OF PIECE. / NO. 51a, OPPOSITE END OF PIECE. / Length, ... ... ... 27 Yds. 27 In. / Width, ... ... ... 11 Ins. / Weight, ... ... ... 1 lb. 4 oz. 8 dr. / Price, ... ... ... £7 14s. / HYDERABAD, DECCAN./ No. 51, SECOND SERIES.' |
| Other number | 5505 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 7839(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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