Jamdani Sari
c.1880 (made)
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Three border (pachha pere) muslin sari patterned with discontinuous cotton weft (jamdani). White ground with with white butis in the field, indigo borders and four corner kalkas (two at each end).
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| Brief description | Three-border jamdani sari, white with blue borders and corner motifs, Dhaka, c.1880; Textiles; Women's Clothes |
| Physical description | Three border (pachha pere) muslin sari patterned with discontinuous cotton weft (jamdani). White ground with with white butis in the field, indigo borders and four corner kalkas (two at each end). |
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| Object history | Purchased by Caspar Purdon Clarke in Dhaka. 1883 Register entry: DRESS PIECE. Muslin. The centre figured with conventional floral design in white. A broad band of designs in blue runs the whole length at one third of the width. Borders of blue, and a pattern of cones in blue at each corner. Dacca. L. 16ft. 3in., W. 3ft. 4in. Bought, 16s. 6d. 662 IS.1883 |
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| Accession number | IS.662-1883 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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