Checked Muslin
ca. 1855 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Ten fragments of white cotton with small red checks, joined together.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woven cotton |
| Brief description | Fragment of muslin, white with red checks, Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, c.1855 |
| Physical description | Ten fragments of white cotton with small red checks, joined together. |
| Dimensions |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. India Museum Slip Book entry 2674: 'Muslin Colored Check / Madras / 55 / in Fabric Book 339'. Swatches from the original textile appear in John Forbes Watson's The Textile Manufactures of India (1866), vol.IX, no.339. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Associated object | 8735(IS) (Part) |
| Bibliographic reference | Watson, J. Forbes, and Great Britain. India Office. The Textile Manufactures of India. India Office, 1866.
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| Other number | 2674 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 8735(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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