Fragment
ca. 1855-1879 (made), 19th century (made)
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Fragment of a silk wrapped garment, reversible. One side is magenta with squares of gold-wrapped thread containing green spots; the reverse green with squares of gold-wrapped thread containing magenta spots; a deep end border and side borders of gold-wrapped and silver-wrapped thread, the end border continues with alternate stripes of magenta, green and gold-wrapped and silver-wrapped thread. A piece has been cut out.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, gold-wrapped and silver-wrapped thread, woven |
| Brief description | Textile, fragment of a reversible silk garment, Varanasi, ca. 1855-1879. |
| Physical description | Fragment of a silk wrapped garment, reversible. One side is magenta with squares of gold-wrapped thread containing green spots; the reverse green with squares of gold-wrapped thread containing magenta spots; a deep end border and side borders of gold-wrapped and silver-wrapped thread, the end border continues with alternate stripes of magenta, green and gold-wrapped and silver-wrapped thread. A piece has been cut out. |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. Likely a fragment of 7231(IS). |
| Historical context | The complete object would have been intended for use as a garment, clothing. |
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| Accession number | 7254(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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