Shawl
ca. 1850 (made)
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Shawl, fine dark blue cotton with deep borders and hems of gold-wrapped thread and coloured silk brocade, the end panels contain rows of flowering trees in pots, interspersed with bunches of flowers, and bands of flowers at the top and bottom and more bands of flowers in the added borders. With fringes. Complete piece.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven cotton, silk, and gold-wrapped silk thread brocade |
| Brief description | Shawl, woven cotton, silk and gold-wrapped thread, Dholpur, Rajasthan, ca. 1850 |
| Physical description | Shawl, fine dark blue cotton with deep borders and hems of gold-wrapped thread and coloured silk brocade, the end panels contain rows of flowering trees in pots, interspersed with bunches of flowers, and bands of flowers at the top and bottom and more bands of flowers in the added borders. With fringes. Complete piece. |
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| Object history | Exhibited at and acquired from the Great Exhibition of 1851, London. 1852 Inventory entry: 'SHAWL. Dark green gauze, with borders of gold tissue. Indian (Dholepore in Rajpootana), modern. 11 ft. by 6 ft. 3 in. Bought (Exhibition of 1851), 18l. 765-1852.' Entry in the Catalogue of East Indian Productions Collected in the Presidency of Bengal and Forwarded to the Exhibition of Works of Art and Industry to be Held in London in 1851: '2069 a Green Square Shawl. - Manufactured in the Dominion of His Highness the Maharaja of Dholepore in the State of Rajpootanah.' |
| Historical context | Intended for use as a garment, clothing. |
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| Accession number | 765-1852 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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