Head Cover
ca. 1855-1879 (made)
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Head cover or kerchief, fine magenta silk brocaded with flower heads in gold-wrapped thread; borders woven with gold-wrapped thread and blue silk.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven silk, gold-wrapped thread and silk thread brocade |
| Brief description | Textile, head cover, silk, gold-wrapped thread brocade, Baharampur, ca. 1855-1879 |
| Physical description | Head cover or kerchief, fine magenta silk brocaded with flower heads in gold-wrapped thread; borders woven with gold-wrapped thread and blue silk. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Kerchief/Burhampore/Centr. Prov 872/G. J. Nicholls' (Small handwritten paper label, attached to object. ) |
| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. |
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| Accession number | 7533(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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