Not on display

Gold Cloth

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

Fragment of gold tissue, composed of a strips of silver-gilt yellow silk weft.

Object details

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Brief description
Piece of gold cloth, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, ca. 1855
Physical description
Fragment of gold tissue, composed of a strips of silver-gilt yellow silk weft.
Dimensions
  • Length: 32cm
  • Width: 47cm
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 3475: 'Gold Cloth Tissues 2 Samples / Madras / 55 / Plain Fabric'.

1880 South Kensington Museum Register entry: 'Box No. 88b. / 6,270 to 6,285. GOLD AND SILVER EMBROIDERED TISSUE / SCARFS, &c.'
Other number
3475 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
6272(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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