Silk Length
c.1855 (made)
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Piece of fine silk, with red warp and black wefts, brocaded with a small plant repeat in gold-wrapped thread.
Object details
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| 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. |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. |
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| Accession number | 5855(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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