Textile
ca. 1855 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Cut piece of plaid silk, multicoloured, predominantly red, blue and green.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silk, woven |
| Brief description | Length of silk, multi-coloured checks, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, ca. 1855 |
| Physical description | Cut piece of plaid silk, multicoloured, predominantly red, blue and green. |
| Dimensions |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. India Museum Slip book entry: 'Silk Dress Piece / Tanjore / 55 / Blue Crimson & Green plaid'. Swatches from the original length were cut for use in John Forbes Watson's The Textile Manufactures of India (1866), vol. IX, no.351. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Watson, J. Forbes, and Great Britain. India Office. The Textile Manufactures of India. India Office, 1866.
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| Other number | 3698 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 7144(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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