Not on display

Textile

ca. 1881-1882 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fragment of magenta woven silk, brocaded all over with gold-wrapped thread and rows of ornamental floral motifs in silver-wrapped thread, outlined with black and pink silk.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Woven silk, gold-wrapped, silver-wrapped and silk thread brocade
Brief description
Textile, fragment, magenta woven silk, gold-wrapped, silver-wrapped and silk thread brocade, Varanasi, ca. 1881-1882
Physical description
Fragment of magenta woven silk, brocaded all over with gold-wrapped thread and rows of ornamental floral motifs in silver-wrapped thread, outlined with black and pink silk.
Dimensions
  • Length: 177cm
  • Width: 75cm
Object history
Acquired by Caspar Purdon Clarke on his purchasing trip to India in 1881 to 1882.
Collection
Accession number
IS.784-1883

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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