Striped Muslin
ca. 1855 (made)
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Length of fine cotton, with vertical bands containing alternating narrow blue and white stripes, and narrow horizontal red bands at one end. Complete piece.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven cotton |
| Brief description | Length of white muslin with red stripes, Arani, Tamil Nadu, c.1855 |
| Physical description | Length of fine cotton, with vertical bands containing alternating narrow blue and white stripes, and narrow horizontal red bands at one end. Complete piece. |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. India Museum Slip Book entry 2655: 'Muslin Colored Stripes / Madras / 55 / For Dresses'. Swatches from the original textile appear in John Forbes Watson's The Textile Manufactures of India (1866), vol.IX, no.337. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Associated object | 8894(IS) (Part) |
| Bibliographic reference | Watson, J. Forbes, and Great Britain. India Office. The Textile Manufactures of India. India Office, 1866.
'Prov.No.120 / INDIA FABRICS. / No.337. / MUSLINS. / Muslin; colored stripes. / Length 7 yards; Width 32 inches. Weight 9 oz. Price 3s. / From ARNEE; MADRAS.' |
| Other number | 2642 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 8912(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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