Textile
ca. 1873 (made)
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Fragment of brocaded satin, gold-coloured satin brocaded with diagonal bands of flowers in pinks, green and white on a ground of gold-wrapped thread.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven satin, silk thread and gold-wrapped thread brocade |
| Brief description | Fragment of silk brocaded with gold-wrapped thread, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, ca. 1873 |
| Physical description | Fragment of brocaded satin, gold-coloured satin brocaded with diagonal bands of flowers in pinks, green and white on a ground of gold-wrapped thread. |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. 1880 Register Entry: [ROOM 8. Case 60.] '0823. "KINCOB." Coloured scrolls on gold ground ground; Benares. 11,965'. Slip book entry 11965: 'Brocade Brown & Gold in colours diagonal striped / Kincob / Benares / 1873 / of Vienna / Original nos. 3866-98 / £21-10- for 5 yards / A Sample 1 yd'. |
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| Other number | 11965 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 0823(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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