Checked Muslin
ca. 1855 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Part of a length of cotton or muslin, with red checks.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woven muslin or cotton |
| Brief description | Length of muslin, white with red checks, Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, c.1855 |
| Physical description | Part of a length of cotton or muslin, with red checks. |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. Swatches from the original textile appear in John Forbes Watson's The Textile Manufactures of India (1866), vol.IX, no.342. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Watson, J. Forbes, and Great Britain. India Office. The Textile Manufactures of India. India Office, 1866.
'Prov.No.122 / INDIA FABRICS. / No.342 / MUSLINS. / Muslin; colored check. / Length 15 yards; width 30 inches. Weight 1 lb 3 oz. Price 6s. / From CHICACOLE; MADRAS.' |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 8870(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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