Shawl
c.1855 (made)
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Shawl, gold tissue (probably silk warp and gold weft), brocaded with silver-wrapped thread in flower heads. Embroidered with red and green silk, gold-wrapped thread, flattened gold wire and metal spangles with floral buta in the corners of the field, a deep border of floral buta at the ends and floral bands in the borders. The edges are hemmed with embossed silver ribbon; silver tinsel fringes. Lined with red muslin.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven muslin, gold and silk, gold-wrapped and silver-wrapped thread brocade, silk thread embroidery, applied silver |
| Brief description | Shawl, gold cloth with silver and silk embellishments, probably Chennai, Tamil Nadu, c.1855 |
| Physical description | Shawl, gold tissue (probably silk warp and gold weft), brocaded with silver-wrapped thread in flower heads. Embroidered with red and green silk, gold-wrapped thread, flattened gold wire and metal spangles with floral buta in the corners of the field, a deep border of floral buta at the ends and floral bands in the borders. The edges are hemmed with embossed silver ribbon; silver tinsel fringes. Lined with red muslin. |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 3237: ''Long Scarf of Gold Cloth / Madras / 55 / Silver flowers Ends & decorated with Silver ornaments forming Pines & colored Silk. Fringed Gold & Silver.' 1880 Register Entry: [Case 12] '0325. SCARF. Gold tissue, gold embroidered ends, and embossed ornaments; Madras. 3237' |
| Historical context | Intended for use as a garment, clothing. |
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| Other number | 3237 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 0325(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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