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Silk Length

c.1855 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Piece of fine silk, with red warp and black wefts, brocaded with a small plant repeat in gold-wrapped thread.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Woven silk, brocaded with gold-wrapped thread
Brief description
Length of silk, red brocaded with gold-wrapped thread, probably Thanjavur or Tiruchchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, c.1855
Physical description
Piece of fine silk, with red warp and black wefts, brocaded with a small plant repeat in gold-wrapped thread.
Dimensions
  • Length: 88cm
  • Width: 90cm
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
5855(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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