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Textile

ca. 1855-1879 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Aurangabad (made)

Fragment of green mashru (silk and cotton satin), brocaded with horizontal zigzag bands in gold-wrapped thread.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Clothing
Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project
India Museum
Object type
Textile
Materials and techniques
Woven silk and cotton, gold-wrapped thread brocade
Silk (Textile)
Cotton (Textile)
Gold-Wrapped Thread
Woven
Brief description
Textile, mashru, woven cotton and silk, Aurangabad, ca. 1855-1879
Physical description
Fragment of green mashru (silk and cotton satin), brocaded with horizontal zigzag bands in gold-wrapped thread.
Dimensions
  • Length: 31cm
  • Width: 79cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'India Museum' (Small handwritten paper label, attached to object above other label. )
  • '92/M/72/original piece 4 feet.' (Small handwritten paper label, attached to object.)
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879.
Historical context
The complete piece would have been intended for use as a garment, clothing.
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
7520(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O478473/textile-unknown/
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