Textile
ca. 1855-1879 (made)
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Textile, fine woven silk and cotton (gulbadan), predominantly red, with a warp-ikat stripe in a lighter zigzag stripe.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Woven silk and cotton |
Brief description | Textile, woven silk and cotton, ikat, Varanasi or Murshidabad, ca. 1855-1879 |
Physical description | Textile, fine woven silk and cotton (gulbadan), predominantly red, with a warp-ikat stripe in a lighter zigzag stripe. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Undeciphered inscription. (Oval handwritten paper label, attached to object. ) |
Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. |
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Accession number | 5389(IS) |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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