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Textile

1864-1865 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cut length of woven silk, red with white stripes and green borders.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Woven silk
Brief description
Textile, striped woven red silk, Punjab (purchased Amritsar), 1864-1865
Physical description
Cut length of woven silk, red with white stripes and green borders.
Dimensions
  • Length: 448cm (maximum)
  • Width: 59cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Certified that the Silk of which/this piece is made was [illegible word]/[illegible word] by me during/the Season 1864-65/[illegible word] Cope/Amritsar/19th Nov/1865' (Handwritten paper label, attached to object. )
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
7202(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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