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Gold Cloth

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

Gold tissue, warps of silver-gilt strips and silk weft.

Object details

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Brief description
Piece of gold cloth, Hyderabad, Telangana, ca. 1855
Physical description
Gold tissue, warps of silver-gilt strips and silk weft.
Dimensions
  • Length: 186cm
  • Width: 127cm
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 3472: 'Gold Cloth Tissue / Hyderabad, Madras / 55 / Plain Fabric'.

1880 South Kensington Museum Register Entry: '0311. GOLD TISSUE. Piece of; Hyderabad, Deccan. 3472'.
Other number
3472 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
0311(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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