Gold Cloth
ca. 1867 (made)
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Fragment of red silk, woven in the warp with silver-gilt stripes and horizontal stripes of red silk.
Object details
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| Brief description | Gold cloth patterned with red stripes, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, ca. 1867 |
| Physical description | Fragment of red silk, woven in the warp with silver-gilt stripes and horizontal stripes of red silk. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Ahmedabad List/No 81/One piece of Tas or Thin gold and/silk cloth/6 Feet and 5 Inches long&2 Feet/and 2 Inches broad/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 23] '0635. SILK AND GOLD TISSUE. Piece of. "Tas;" Ahmedabad. 6488'. |
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| Other number | 6488 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 0635(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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