Textile
ca. 1867 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Complete length of plain weave magenta and blue checked silk, and a narrow orange border.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silk, woven |
| Brief description | Plain weave blue and magenta checked silk, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, ca. 1867. |
| Physical description | Complete length of plain weave magenta and blue checked silk, and a narrow orange border. |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. Slip book 5984: 'Sample of silk / Putti / Tanjore, Madras / Price Rs. 2-10 / 1867 / Original nos. 238 / 1 yard' |
| Historical context | Intended for use as a garment, clothing. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Miller, Lesley Ellis, and Ana Cabrera Lafuente, with Claire Allen-Johnstone, eds. Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2021. ISBN 978-0-500-48065-6.
This object features in the publication Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (2021) |
| Other number | 5984 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 4923(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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