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Napkins

c.1872 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Napkins, white textured woven cotton with a blue woven band at each end.

Object details

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Materials and techniques
Brief description
Industrially spun and woven white cotton napkins, manufactured by Coorla Mills, Mumbai, c.1872
Physical description
Napkins, white textured woven cotton with a blue woven band at each end.
Dimensions
  • Length: 132cm
  • Width: 63cm
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 11921: Napkin Cotton Bleached / Coorla [misspelled Goorla] Mills Bombay / 72 / Injured by Sea Water'.
Historical context
Intended for use as a towel, to dry the body.
Other number
11921 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
5572(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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