Jamdani Sari
c.1880 (made)
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Muslin sari with patterning in discontinuous cotton weft (jamdani). White ground with field pattern of alternating diagonally red and blue medallions, decreasing in density towards the minor end of the sari. Double border in red and blue, with four red corner kalkas (two at each end, the larger pair at the anchal end).
Object details
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| Brief description | Jamdani sari, white with patterning in red and blue, Dhaka, c.1880; Textiles; Women's Clothes |
| Physical description | Muslin sari with patterning in discontinuous cotton weft (jamdani). White ground with field pattern of alternating diagonally red and blue medallions, decreasing in density towards the minor end of the sari. Double border in red and blue, with four red corner kalkas (two at each end, the larger pair at the anchal end). |
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| Object history | Purchased by Caspar Purdon Clarke in Dhaka. 1883 Register Entry: 'DRESS PIECE. Muslin. The centre figured with a conventional floral design in red and blue; double borders in the same colours. In each of the four corners is a red floral cone. Dacca. L. 13 ft. 11 in., W. 3 ft. 3 in. Bought, 12s. 6d. 670 IS. 1883'. |
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| Accession number | IS.670-1883 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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