Textile
ca. 1855 (made)
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Two blouse pieces woven together, with transparent horizontal stripes in amber with silver-wrapped thread running through them.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silk and silver-wrapped thread, woven |
| Brief description | Textiles, 2 pieces of silk woven together, Thanjavur, ca. 1855. |
| Physical description | Two blouse pieces woven together, with transparent horizontal stripes in amber with silver-wrapped thread running through them. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | ENG. NAME Silk Cloth Laced 2 no/SYN./TAMIL. Sariga Puttoo Ravukay Goodday/PRODUCE OR MANUFACTURE. Tanjore/Price 1 Rupee 2 Anas/WHERE PROCURABLE. Bazaar/USE. for women's jacket/REMARKS./R.4' (printed and handwritten circular paper label, attached to object) |
| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. |
| Historical context | The pieces would have been intended for use as parts of clothing, once cut. |
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| Other number | 3054 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 5874(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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