Not currently on display at the V&A

Garment

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

Silk garment, possibly a scarf, yellow silk with small black squares, crimson silk borders with a geometric design in gold-wrapped thread.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk and gold-wrapped thread, woven
Brief description
Textile, silk garment, possibly a scarf, Ahmadnagar, ca. 1855.
Physical description
Silk garment, possibly a scarf, yellow silk with small black squares, crimson silk borders with a geometric design in gold-wrapped thread.
Dimensions
  • Length: 140cm
  • Width: 126cm
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879.
Historical context
Intended for use as a garment, clothing.
Other number
3186 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
7108(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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