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Textile

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

Textile, dark green silk satin, brocaded with gold-wrapped thread in an all-over latticework design containing small buta. Gold-wrapped thread and red silk in a narrow chevron band at the ends, gold stripes in borders.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Woven silk satin, brocaded with gold-wrapped thread and silk thread
Brief description
Textile, green woven silk, gold-wrapped and silk thread brocade, Ahmedabad, ca. 1850
Physical description
Textile, dark green silk satin, brocaded with gold-wrapped thread in an all-over latticework design containing small buta. Gold-wrapped thread and red silk in a narrow chevron band at the ends, gold stripes in borders.
Dimensions
  • Length: 176cm
  • Width: 77cm
Object history
Exhibited at the Great Exhibition in 1851.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
759-1852

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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