Turban Cloth
c.1855 (made)
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Turban, fine orange cotton, a band of gold-wrapped thread woven at one end.
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Materials and techniques | Woven cotton and gold-wrapped thread |
Brief description | Cut remains of a turban cloth of orange cotton, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, c.1855 |
Physical description | Turban, fine orange cotton, a band of gold-wrapped thread woven at one end. |
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Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 3746: 'Clothing in 5 Pieces / Lahore / Orange Colored Turban piece/ White Rove - Silk Tunic / Silk Trowsers & White do / Worn by Hindoos / Cont./ Orange Colored Turban Piece Taken Out.' A swatch from the original textile was mounted for photo-litho reproduction in John Forbes Watson's Second Series of The Textile Manufactures of India (1873), Vol.1-64, nos.42-47. |
Historical context | Intended for use as a garment, headwear. |
Associated object | 05701(IS) (Ensemble) |
Bibliographic reference | Watson, J. Forbes, et al. Collection of Specimens and Illustrations of the Textile Manufactures of India. Second Series, India Museum, 1874. |
Other number | 3746 - India Museum Slip Book |
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Accession number | 7841(IS) |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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