Mashru
c.1855 (made)
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Fragment of mashru, silk and cotton patterned with warp ikat and stripes of silver-wrapped thread, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, c.1855
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 9 parts.
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| Brief description | Fragment of mashru, silk and cotton patterned with warp ikat and stripes of silver-wrapped thread, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, c.1855 |
| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 3125: 'Satin Cotton Back / Mushroo / Benares / 55 / Original nos. 50 / Striped of various colors, waved[?] pattern interlaced with Silver / Poch Runga [pach-rangaa meaning 'of five colours']'. Swatches from the original textile appear in John Forbes Watson's Second Series of The Textile Manufactures of India (1874), no.442. |
| Bibliographic reference | Watson, J. Forbes, et al. Collection of Specimens and Illustrations of the Textile Manufactures of India. Second Series, India Museum, 1874.
'KINCOB / (Silk and Cotton - MUSHROO) / Length, 4 Yds. 29 Ins.; Width, 26 1/2 Ins.; Weight, 15 oz. 3 dr. / BENARES / No.442, SECOND SERIES. / "3125".' |
| Other number | 3125 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 0296(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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