Textile
ca. 1855 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Complete length of brocaded silk, woven in coloured stripes, brocaded with squares of silver-wrapped thread containing floral motifs in gold-wrapped and silver-wrapped thread.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven silk, brocaded with gold-wrapped and silver-wrapped thread |
| Brief description | Textile, woven silk, brocaded in gold-wrapped and silver-wrapped thread, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, ca. 1855 |
| Physical description | Complete length of brocaded silk, woven in coloured stripes, brocaded with squares of silver-wrapped thread containing floral motifs in gold-wrapped and silver-wrapped thread. |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. 1880 Register Entry: [ROOM 8. Case 60.] '0820. "KINCOB." Piece of, silk,gold and silver diaper on coloured ground; Benares. 8,405'. Slip book entry: 'Brocade in Colors Gold & Silver in Squares / Kincob Kamkhab / Benares / Char Khana / 55 / having 12 Colors in pattern'. |
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| Other number | 8405 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 0821(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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