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Gold Cloth

ca. 1867 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sample of gold cloth with chevron pattern woven of orange silk and strips of silver-gilt

Object details

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Brief description
Piece of gold cloth patterned with orange silk chevron, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, ca. 1867
Physical description
Sample of gold cloth with chevron pattern woven of orange silk and strips of silver-gilt
Dimensions
  • Length: 23cm
  • Width: 65cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Ahmedabad List / No. 80 / one piece of Luppo or gold / and Silk Cloth red. / 7 Feet & 11 Inches long and 2 feet / and 1 Inch broad. / Price Rs. 55.8' (Handwritten paper label, attached to object. )
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 6494: '3 samples gold & silk cloth / Luppa / Ahmedabad / Price of the original piece / Rs. 55-8 for 2 3/4 yds / 1867 / Original nos. 80 / 2 samples 9 1/2 inches long each / the 3rd sample 4 ft - 9 inches long'.

1880 South Kensington Museum Register Entry: 'Case 12. 0312. GOLD TISSUE. Piece of; Madras. 8,424.'
Other number
6494 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
0312(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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