Gold Cloth
ca. 1855 (made)
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Fragment of red silk patterned with silver-gilt strips in a small diamond pattern.
Object details
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| Brief description | Piece of gold cloth patterned with red silk in a diamond pattern, Surat, Gujarat, 1855 |
| Physical description | Fragment of red silk patterned with silver-gilt strips in a small diamond pattern. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'No. 19. of the List./2. Guz red (Luppa) embroidered with gold./Surat' (Handwritten paper label, attached to object.) |
| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 4087: 'Gold & Silk Cloth / Luppa / Surat / 55 / Diamond pattern'. 1880 South Kensington Museum Register Entry: [Case 26] '0710. GOLD AND RED CLOTH (small piece). "Luppa;" Surat. 4087'. |
| Other number | 4087 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 0710(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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