Textile
c. 1860 (made)
| Place of origin |
Textile, Gajji silk, length of piece-good, Gujarat, c. 1860s
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gajii silk, tie-dyed. The green spots on this piece have been added separately by dabbing with a dye-soaked pad, a process known as "lipai". |
| Brief description | Textile, Gajji silk, length of piece-good, Gujarat, c. 1860s |
| Dimensions |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. 1880 Register Entry: [Case 20] '0564. WOMAN'S GARMENT. Scarlet and printed satin, "Atlus;" Porebunder, Kattywar. 5815'. Slip book entry 5815: 'Woman's garment / Atlus / Porebunder, Kattywar / 1867 / Price Rs.55 / Original nos. 14 / much valued on account of the time & labour bestowed on it in the dyeing'. |
| Bibliographic reference | Tie-dyed textiles of India : tradition and trade / Veronica Murphy and Rosemary Crill. London: Victoria and Albert Museum :in association with Mapin Publishing, 1991 Number: 0944142303
p. 47, cat. no 22, ill. |
| Other number | 5815 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 0568(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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