Textile
ca. 1872 (made)
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Large fragment of woven silk and cotton ('gulbadan': Persian term literally meaning 'rose body', fabric, usually of silk, with warp-ikat zigzag patterning), silk warps, cotton wefts, plain weave with warp-float stripes, and warp ikat.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Woven silk and cotton |
| Brief description | Textile, fragment, woven cotton and silk, ikat, Malda, ca. 1872 |
| Physical description | Large fragment of woven silk and cotton ('gulbadan': Persian term literally meaning 'rose body', fabric, usually of silk, with warp-ikat zigzag patterning), silk warps, cotton wefts, plain weave with warp-float stripes, and warp ikat. |
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| Object history | Muldah, close to Murshidabad, which was a well-known centre for weaving silk and cotton fabrics. known for weaving 'seraja', a silk and cotton textile. A piece of this fabric occurs in the second series of Forbes Watson's sample books (no. 657). |
| Bibliographic reference | Indian ikat textiles / Rosemary Crill. London: V&A Publications, 1998 Number: 1851772421
pp.144-145, pl. 120 |
| Other number | 11,710 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 7055(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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