Gold Cloth
ca. 1855 (made)
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Fragment of yellow silk patterned with silver strips in small diamond design.
Object details
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| Brief description | Piece of choli (blouse) cloth of yellow silk patterned with silver diamonds, Surat, Gujarat, c.1855 |
| Physical description | Fragment of yellow silk patterned with silver strips in small diamond design. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '98/no. 18. of the List/2. Guz. yellow '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 4089: 'Boddice piece / Luppa / Surat / 55 / Gold & Yellow Silk.' 1880 South Kensington Museum Register Entry: [Case 26] '0702. BODICE PIECE. Gold and yellow. "Luppa;" Surat. 4089.' |
| Other number | 4089 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 0702(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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