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Textile

ca. 1855-1879 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Textile, fine woven silk and cotton (gulbadan), predominantly red, with a warp-ikat stripe in a lighter zigzag stripe.


Object details

Categories
Object type
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.
Dimensions
  • Length: 418cm
  • Width: 58cm
Marks and inscriptions
Undeciphered inscription. (Oval handwritten paper label, attached to object. )
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
5389(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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