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Gold Cloth

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

Fragment of gold tissue woven of silk and strips of silver-gilt

Object details

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Brief description
Piece of gold cloth, Hyderabad, Telangana, ca. 1855
Physical description
Fragment of gold tissue woven of silk and strips of silver-gilt
Dimensions
  • Length: 160cm
  • Width: 74cm
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 3473: 'Gold Cloth Tissue / Hyderabad, Deccan / obtained in Madras / 55 / Plain fabric'.

1880 South Kensington Museum Register Entry: '9,761. GOLD CLOTH. Hyderabad. 3473'.
Other number
3473 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
9761(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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