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ca. 1855-1879 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fragment of mashru (silk warp and cotton weft), green with serrated stripes in gold-wrapped thread. A narrow end border of red and green silk and gold-wrapped thread.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Woven cotton, silk and gold-wrapped thread
Brief description
Textile, fragment, woven cotton and silk (mashru), Deccan, ca. 1855-1879
Physical description
Fragment of mashru (silk warp and cotton weft), green with serrated stripes in gold-wrapped thread. A narrow end border of red and green silk and gold-wrapped thread.
Dimensions
  • Length: 27cm
  • Width: 79cm
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
7529(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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