Cover
ca. 1855 (made)
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Embroidered cover, red wool, embroidered all over in tambour work, with multicoloured silks, latticework design containing flowered buta and borders of flowering plants and birds. The lining is striped cotton, predominantly green, yellow, white and blue, with coloured fringes.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven wool, embroidered with silk |
| Brief description | Textile, cover, polychrome tambour embroidery on red wool, Sindh, ca. 1855 |
| Physical description | Embroidered cover, red wool, embroidered all over in tambour work, with multicoloured silks, latticework design containing flowered buta and borders of flowering plants and birds. The lining is striped cotton, predominantly green, yellow, white and blue, with coloured fringes. |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. Slip book entry 3281: 'Cover to lay upon the Floor / Scinde / 55 / Scarlet cloth richly Embroidered with Silk / Lined with Chintz'. |
| Historical context | Intended for use as a cover, a domestic textile. |
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| Other number | 3281 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 8082(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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