Textile
ca. 1881-1882 (made)
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Piece of blue silk, brocaded with staggered rows of buta, narrow borders of gold-wrapped thread at the ends, a chevron design in gold-wrapped thread and red and white silk at one end.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven silk, gold-wrapped silk thread and silk thread brocade |
| Brief description | Textile, woven silk, gold-wrapped thread brocade, Ahmedabad, ca. 1881-1882 |
| Physical description | Piece of blue silk, brocaded with staggered rows of buta, narrow borders of gold-wrapped thread at the ends, a chevron design in gold-wrapped thread and red and white silk at one end. |
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| Object history | Acquired by Caspar Purdon Clarke on his purchasing trip to India in 1881 to 1882. |
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| Accession number | IS.133-1883 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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