Mashru
ca. 1855 (made)
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Fragment of mashru, silk warps, cotton wefts, satin weave, warp ikat. Red stripes alternating with green and blue ikat stripes with gold-coloured silk and additional gold and black fine stripes.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven cotton (wefts) and silk (warps) |
| Brief description | Fragment of mashru (silk faced, cotton-backed weave), with red, green and yellow stripes, Surat, c.1855; Textiles |
| Physical description | Fragment of mashru, silk warps, cotton wefts, satin weave, warp ikat. Red stripes alternating with green and blue ikat stripes with gold-coloured silk and additional gold and black fine stripes. |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. Slip book entry 3094: 'Satin Cotton Back / Mushroo / Surat / 55/ Crimson Green & Yellow Stripes' |
| Historical context | The complete object would have been intended for use as a garment (or to be made up into garments), clothng. |
| Bibliographic reference | Indian ikat textiles / Rosemary Crill. London: V&A Publications, 1998 Number: 1851772421
p. 139, pl. 115 |
| Other number | 3094 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 0301(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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