Textile
1855 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Cut piece of silk, with multicoloured checks and very fine horizontal zigzag stripes. Partly glazed finish.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silk, woven |
| Brief description | Textile, cut piece of checked silk, Varanasi, ca. 1855. |
| Physical description | Cut piece of silk, with multicoloured checks and very fine horizontal zigzag stripes. Partly glazed finish. |
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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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| Bibliographic reference | Ashmore, Sonia: Arts of Asia, vol. 45, no. 5, September - October 2015, "The Parasol Foundation Trust Programme: digitising and cataloguing the V&A's South Asian collection.", p.106, pl. 23. |
| Other number | 11,616 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 6987(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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