Turban Cloth
ca. 1855 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Fragment of cotton, possibly from turban cloth, block printed with a red and white horizontal zigzag design, possibly in imitation of tie-dye.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woven cotton, block printed |
| Brief description | Part of a turban cloth, block printed cotton in red and white chevron design, possibly Pamadai, Tamil Nadu, c.1855 |
| Physical description | Fragment of cotton, possibly from turban cloth, block printed with a red and white horizontal zigzag design, possibly in imitation of tie-dye. |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. Swatches from the original textile appear in John Forbes Watson's The Textile Manufactures of India, vol.I, no.31. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Associated object | tn.895-2021 (Part) |
| Bibliographic reference | Watson, J. Forbes, and Great Britain. India Office. The Textile Manufactures of India. India Office, 1866.
'No.31 / INDIAN FABRICS. / TURBAN. / Cotton: common material and pattern. / Length 12 yards; width 11 inches; weight 1lb; price 2s. 7 1/2d. / From POMADY; bought in BAZAAR, MADRAS. / |
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| Accession number | 7601(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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