Garment
ca. 1855-1879 (made)
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garment, fine woven silk, covered with diagonal bands of floral motifs in gold-wrapped thread, and a deep end border of buta and flowers woven in gold-wrapped thread, within borders of gold-wrapped thread in a geometric design and broken stripes of red and gold-wrapped thread. With heavy fringes of gold thread and gold-wrapped thread and spangles at each end border.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk and gold-wrapped thread, woven, embroidered with metal |
| Brief description | Textile, garment, India, woven silk and gold-wrapped thread, probably Varanasi, ca. 1855-1879. |
| Physical description | garment, fine woven silk, covered with diagonal bands of floral motifs in gold-wrapped thread, and a deep end border of buta and flowers woven in gold-wrapped thread, within borders of gold-wrapped thread in a geometric design and broken stripes of red and gold-wrapped thread. With heavy fringes of gold thread and gold-wrapped thread and spangles at each end border. |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. 1880 Register Entry: [ROOM 8. Case 60.] '0817. SCARF, for waist. "Cummerbund," white ground, gold striped ornaments, gold and crimson border; Benares. 3,656' |
| Historical context | Probably intended for use as a garment, clothing. |
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| Other number | 3656 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 0817(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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