Shawl
ca. 1850-55 (made)
| Place of origin |
Man's silk shawl embroidered with floss silk; chain stitch, roman filling-stitch. Knotted silk fringes at both ends.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | silk |
| Brief description | ceremonial; Costume, silk, embroidered, Manipur, c1855 |
| Physical description | Man's silk shawl embroidered with floss silk; chain stitch, roman filling-stitch. Knotted silk fringes at both ends. |
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| Gallery label | MAN'S SHAWL
In India’s far north-east, a chief of the Meitei community in Manipur would have worn this lanphi or shawl. The floral patterns of its embroidery closely follow woven silk designs from the same area. Embroidery is not common in Manipur: this is a rare surviving example.
Meitei shawl
Silk embroidered with silk
Manipur, about 1855
V&A: 0190 (IS)(03/10/2015-10/01/2016) |
| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. Slip book entry: 'Silk Shawl / Cachar / 55 / Crimson silk Embrodiered Ends in Colors & floss silk fringe' |
| Production | Made for a nobleman of the Meitei community (see illustration in M.Bahadur, 'Traditional Textiles of Manipur' (Imphal, 1997), pp.108-9). |
| Bibliographic reference | Indian embroidery / Rosemary Crill ; photography by Richard Davis. London: V&A Publications, 1999 Number: 185177310X, 1851772944 (pbk.)
p. 22, cat. no. 140, ill. p. 138 |
| Other number | 3220 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 0190(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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