Sample
ca. 1881-1882 (made)
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Embroidery sample, on black cashmere wool, embroidered in coloured floss silks in an all-over foliate design of plants outlined with gold-wrapped thread.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven wool, embroidered with floss silk and gold-wrapped thread |
| Brief description | Textile, embroidery sample, wool embroidered with silk and gold-wrapped thread, Madras (Hobart School), ca. 1881-1882 |
| Physical description | Embroidery sample, on black cashmere wool, embroidered in coloured floss silks in an all-over foliate design of plants outlined with gold-wrapped thread. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Hobart School for Mussalman girls,/Madras. sk piece of silk embroidery on black cashmere in [indecipherable word] colours' (Handwritten paper label, attached to object.) |
| Object history | Acquired by Caspar Purdon Clarke on his India purchasing trip in 1881-1882. |
| Historical context | Intended for use as a sample. |
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| Accession number | IS.1918-1883 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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