Table Cover
ca. 1855 (made)
| Place of origin |
Table cover, woven wool, blue ground decorated with a blue circle at the centre, surrounded by numerous animals and plants, in silk embroidery. Coloured fringes with niches.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woven wool, embroidered with silk |
| Brief description | Textile, table cover, woven wool, silk embroidered, Kashmir, ca. 1855 |
| Physical description | Table cover, woven wool, blue ground decorated with a blue circle at the centre, surrounded by numerous animals and plants, in silk embroidery. Coloured fringes with niches. |
| Dimensions |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. Slip book entry 3505: 'Cashmere Table Cover / Cashmere / 55 / Blue Thickly Emb'd with Silk of Men and Animals in Colors / Needle work' |
| Historical context | Intended for use as a table cover. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Indian embroidery / Rosemary Crill ; photography by Richard Davis. London: V&A Publications, 1999 Number: 185177310X, 1851772944 (pbk.)
p. 50, cat. no 34 |
| Other number | 3505 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 0261(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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