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Textile

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

Wrapped garment of dark red eri silk, with black and white woven bands at the ends.


Object details

Categories
Clothing
Textiles
Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project
India Museum
Object type
Textile
Materials and techniques
Silk, woven
Eri Silk
Woven
Brief description
Textiles, silk, Gauhati, ca. 1855.
Physical description
Wrapped garment of dark red eri silk, with black and white woven bands at the ends.
Dimensions
  • Length: 256cm
  • Width: 44cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Lefthand side: 'INDIA-BENGAL./No. 506/Division. Group. 7 Class.25/Name of article. An Erriah handkerchief/red/Where produced. Gowhatty assam/Use. 107' Righthand side: 'INDE-BENGALE./NO. 506/Division./Groupe. 7/Classe. 25' (printed and handwritten paper label, pinned to object tag)
  • 'No. 117 Gowhatty/An Areah[?unclear] handkerchief red./Area Runga Gamoshah/Contributed by Govt/Price 0"as12"0' (handwritten paper label, pinned to object tag)
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879.
Historical context
Intended for use as a garment, clothing.
Other number
3325 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
5103(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O477730/textile-unknown/
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