Sari
c.1855 (made)
| Place of origin |
Sari, red muslin embelished with silver-gilt and foil, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, c.1855
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Brief description | Sari, red muslin embelished with silver-gilt and foil, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, c.1855 |
| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. 1880 Register entry: 'BOX NO.80. 6,100 to 6,114. SAREES, &c. Silk.'. Slip book entry 12093: 'Woman's cloth emb'd with gold / Saree / Madras / 55 / injured by show at Fife House'. |
| Other number | 12093 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 6169(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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