Not on display

Gold Cloth

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

Piece of gold cloth patterned with red stripes, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, ca. 1867

Object details

Categories
Textiles
Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project
India Museum
Object type
Gold cloth
Materials and techniques
Woven
Brief description
Piece of gold cloth patterned with red stripes, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, ca. 1867
Dimensions
  • Length: 31cm
  • Width: 27cm
Marks and inscriptions
'1 1/4 foot length of/Tas/gold and silk cloth&/Ahmedabad/No 81/original piece/2 yards&5 inches long/price/Rs 18/6' (Handwritten paper label, attached to object. )
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 6488: '2 samples of gold & silk cloth / Tas / Ahmedabad / 1867 / Price of the original price was Rs. 18-6 for 2 yds - 5 inches x 2 - 2 in / Original nos. 81 / 1 sample 3 ft - 2 inches x 2 ft - 2 inch / the other (returned from Norwich) 1 ft x 2 ft - 2 in'.

1880 South Kensington Museum Register Entry: [Case 26] '0709. GOLD AND SILVER CLOTH (small piece). "Tas;" Ahmedabad. 6488'.
Subject depicted
Stripes
Other number
6488 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
0709(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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