Textile
ca. 1855-1879 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Piece of red mashru, with orange and black stripes worked with gold-wrapped thread, and green borders.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk (warps), cotton (wefts), and gold-wrapped thread, woven |
| Brief description | Textile, fragment of mashru, Deccan, ca. 1855-1879. |
| Physical description | Piece of red mashru, with orange and black stripes worked with gold-wrapped thread, and green borders. |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. |
| Historical context | The complete piece would have been intended for use as a garment, clothing. |
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| Associated object | 0299(IS) (Object) |
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| Accession number | 7005(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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