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Garment

ca. 1855 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Murshidabad (made)

Length of silk, originally white, with reddish-brown and ochre borders and bands at at least one end, rolled and tied as originally acquired.


Object details

Categories
Clothing
Textiles
Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project
India Museum
Object type
Garment
Materials and techniques
Silk, woven
Silk (Textile)
Woven
Brief description
Textile, silk garment, Murshidabad, ca. 1855.
Physical description
Length of silk, originally white, with reddish-brown and ochre borders and bands at at least one end, rolled and tied as originally acquired.
Dimensions
  • Rolled object length: 13cm
  • Rolled object width: 64cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'INDIA-BENGAL PRESIDENCY/133/1st division/Group 6 Class 21/No. Body Cloth Silk/Where produced/Moorshidabad/Use Article of Clothing' (printed and handwritten rectangular paper label, tied to rolled object)
  • '4 body cloth silk pieces from Mooshidabad' (paper label, tied to rolled object)
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879.
Historical context
Intended for use as a garment, clothiing.
Other number
3394 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
5528(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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