Fragment
ca. 1855-1879 (made), 19th century (made)
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Fragment of a silk shawl or sari, reversible, magenta with squares of gold-wrapped thread on one side, purple with squares of gold-wrapped thread on the other, the magenta side has an end border of zari work in gold-wrapped thread and a similar border, the purple side has a border of zari work in silver-wrapped thread and purple and black stripes.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, woven |
| Brief description | Textile, fragment of a reversible checked garment , Varanasi, ca. 1855-1879 |
| Physical description | Fragment of a silk shawl or sari, reversible, magenta with squares of gold-wrapped thread on one side, purple with squares of gold-wrapped thread on the other, the magenta side has an end border of zari work in gold-wrapped thread and a similar border, the purple side has a border of zari work in silver-wrapped thread and purple and black stripes. |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. |
| Historical context | The complete object would have been intended for use as a garment, clothing. |
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| Accession number | 8105(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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