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Handkerchief

ca. 1855 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Gauhati (made)

Red eri silk handkerchief or towel, with woven border of narrow dark blue and yellow bands.

Object details

Categories
Textiles
Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project
India Museum
Object type
Handkerchief
Materials and techniques
Silk, woven
Silk (Textile)
Woven
Brief description
Textile, silk handkerchief or towel, Gauhati, ca. 1855.
Physical description
Red eri silk handkerchief or towel, with woven border of narrow dark blue and yellow bands.
Dimensions
  • Length: 230cm
  • Width: 45cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Gowhatty/No 123/an aria red handkerchief/with yellow stripes-/Ghungoree Ghawashah [approximation: previous two words unclear]/Contributed by Govt/Price 0-8-0' (handwritten paper label)
  • 'INDIA-BENGAL/No. 573/Division. 1 Group. 7 Class. 25/Name of Article/An Erriah Handkerchief/red, with yellow stripes/Where produced./Gowhatty - Assam/Use. 107' (Printed and handwritten paper label, torn along righthand side)
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879.
Historical context
Intended for use as a handkerchief, or towel to dry the body.
Other number
3353 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
5105(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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