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Textile

ca. 1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Dhaulpur (made)

Fragment of green silk, brocaded in gold-wrapped thread with a regular flowering plant motif.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project
Object type
Textile
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Fragment
  • Fragment
Materials and techniques
Woven silk and gold-wrapped thread
Silk (Textile)
Gold-Wrapped Thread
Woven
Brocaded
Brief description
Textile, two fragments, woven silk, gold-wrapped thread brocade, Dhaulpur, ca. 1850
Physical description
Fragment of green silk, brocaded in gold-wrapped thread with a regular flowering plant motif.
Dimensions
  • Each part, or width of whole textile width: 76cm
  • Diameter: 84mm
Marks and inscriptions
'DEPT. OF SCIENCE & ART/MUSEUM/No 788, 5-2/Circulation/Duplicate' (Circular printed and handwritten label, attached to object. )
Gallery label
  • SILK BROCADES One of the aims of the Great Exhibition of 1851 was to improve British manufacturing by providing examples of good design to inspire manufacturers. The Indian Court displayed fine woollen shawls from Kashmir, delicate muslins from Bengal and silk brocades from Ahmedabad. Visitors admired the Indian textiles for their exquisite craftsmanship, pattern and colour - qualities that mass manufactured British products had lost. Silk with metal-wrapped thread Ahmedabad, Gujarat, about 1850 V&A: 788:2-1852; 779-1852(03/10/2015-10/01/2016)
Object history
Exhibited at the Great Exhibition, 1851.
Subject depicted
Plants
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
788:1-1852

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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