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Not currently on display at the V&A

Textile

ca. 1867 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Scarf, white silk with single and triple vertical red woven bands and a fringe at each end.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk, woven
Brief description
Textile, silk, Bhagalpur, ca. 1867.
Physical description
Scarf, white silk with single and triple vertical red woven bands and a fringe at each end.
Dimensions
  • Including fringe length: 360cm
  • Width: 59cm
Marks and inscriptions
'No 2/944/Bengal' (handwritten paper labe, attached to object)
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879.
Historical context
Intended for use as a garment, clothiing.
Subject depicted
Other number
5622 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
4831(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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