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Turban Cloth

c.1867 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Piece of cotton turban, with woven bands of silver-gilt-wrapped thread at one end.


Object details

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Brief description
Fragment of a turban cloth, white muslin with silver-gilt in ends, Umaria, Madhya Pradesh, c.1867
Physical description
Piece of cotton turban, with woven bands of silver-gilt-wrapped thread at one end.
Dimensions
  • Length: 339cm
  • Width: 29cm
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 5566: 'Turban / Pugree / Omrair, Central India / 1867 / Original nos. none / muslin & gold / Price 19/3d.' 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.13.
Historical context
Intended for use as garment, headwear.
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. / 13. PRINCIPAL END OF PIECE - 13A. OPPOSITE END OF PIECE / FROM OMRAIR, CENTRAL INDIA / Length, 6 Yds. 10 Ins.; Width, 12 1/4 Ins.; Weight, 2 oz. 11 dr.; Price, 19s 3d.'
Other number
5566 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
7850(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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