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Textile

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

Fragment of red silk, brocaded with gold-wrapped and silver-wrapped thread.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Woven silk, gold-wrapped and silver-wrapped thread brocade
Brief description
Textile, fragment, silk, gold-wrapped and silver-wrapped thread brocade, Surat, ca. 1855-1879
Physical description
Fragment of red silk, brocaded with gold-wrapped and silver-wrapped thread.
Dimensions
  • Length: 79.5cm
  • Width: 12cm
Marks and inscriptions
'1/2 Guj Kushee/Rajoo Narungee/No. 2/Surat XXVI/original piece/? 1 yard' (Handwritten paper label, attached to object. )
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879.
Other number
6504 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
7542(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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