Gold Cloth
ca. 1867 (made)
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| Accession number | 0312(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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