Fragment
ca. 1855 (made)
| Place of origin |
Fragment of woven silk, with bands of weft ikat design, brocaded in gold thread on the lower part.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Woven silk with supplementary weft patterning in gold thread (<i>songket</i>) and weft ikat design |
| Brief description | Fragment of woven silk with supplementary weft patterning in gold thread (songket) and weft ikat design, Palembang, Indonesia, ca. 1855 |
| Physical description | Fragment of woven silk, with bands of weft ikat design, brocaded in gold thread on the lower part. |
| Object history | This silk fragment was manufactured in Palembang, Indonesia. It was collected for the India Museum in 1855. |
| Associated object | 4403(IS) (Part) |
| Bibliographic reference | Indian ikat textiles / Rosemary Crill. London: V&A Publications, 1998 Number: 1851772421
p.72, ill. |
| Other number | 3297 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 5654(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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