Wrapped Garment
ca. 1855 (made)
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Length of lac dyed tussar silk, with bands of undyed silk at ends, and fringes. Complete piece.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, woven |
| Brief description | Textile, wrapped garment, silk, Sibsagar, ca. 1855. |
| Physical description | Length of lac dyed tussar silk, with bands of undyed silk at ends, and fringes. Complete piece. |
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| Gallery label | LAC BEETLE DYE
Lac is a red dye made from the body of the lac beetle (Kerria lacca). The insects colonise the twigs of certain trees by secreting a resin around themselves and their eggs, forming ‘stick lac’. The stick lac is ground up and the dye is extracted by rinsing it out of the powder. It can then be boiled down for storage and sale as lac-dye cakes.
Shawl
Lac-dyed tasar silk
Sibsagar, Assam, about 1855
V&A: 5091 (IS)
Lac cakes
Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, about 1862
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Stick lac
Assam, about 1886
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew(03/10/2015 - 10/01/2016) |
| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. |
| Historical context | Intended for use as a garment, clothing. |
| Other number | 3403 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 5091(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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