Gold Cloth
ca. 1855 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Fragment of gold cloth made with strips of silver-gilt, yellow silk in the warp.
Object details
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| Brief description | Piece of gold cloth, Murshidabad, West Bengal, ca. 1855. |
| Physical description | Fragment of gold cloth made with strips of silver-gilt, yellow silk in the warp. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'INDIA-BENGAL/No.991/Division. 1 Group. 6 Class. 23/Name of article. Tissue Gold Cloth/Where produced./Moorshidabad/Use.' (printed and handwritten paper label, attached to object) |
| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 3470: 'Gold Cloth Tissue / Moorshedabad / 55 / Plain fabric'. 1880 South Kensington Museum Register entry: 'Box No. 88b. / 6,270 to 6,285. GOLD AND SILVER EMBROIDERED TISSUE / SCARFS, &c.' |
| Historical context | The complete object would have been intended for use as a garment, clothing. |
| Other number | 3470 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 6278(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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