Turban Cloth
c.1867 (made)
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Fine white muslin turban, with band of silver-wrapped thread, woven with a design at one end. A piece cut out from one end. Red stamp with lion and snake in a circle near one end, indicative of a Chanderi origin.
Object details
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| Brief description | Fragment of a turban cloth, fine white muslin with silver-gilt in ends, Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh, c.1867 |
| Physical description | Fine white muslin turban, with band of silver-wrapped thread, woven with a design at one end. A piece cut out from one end. Red stamp with lion and snake in a circle near one end, indicative of a Chanderi origin. |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. India Museum Slip Book entry 5585: 'Turban / Chunderee Central India / 1867 / Original nos.11 / white muslin, gold ends / Price £1-10-6'. A photo-lithograph and accompanying swatch of the original textile appear in John Forbes Watson's The Textile Manufactures of India, Vol.1-64, No.12 |
| Associated object | 7830(IS) (Part) |
| Bibliographic reference | Watson, J. Forbes, et al. Collection of Specimens and Illustrations of the Textile Manufactures of India. Second Series, India Museum, 1874.
'TURBANS. / 12. PRINCIPAL END OF PIECE - 12A. OPPOSITE END OF PIECE / FROM CHANDARI / Length, 42 Yds. 24 Ins.; Width, 12 3/4 Ins.; Weight, 12 oz. 3 dr.; Price, £1 10s 6d.' |
| Other number | 5585 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 7852(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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