Jamdani Muslin
c.1855 (made)
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Length of muslin patterned with diagonal stripes of pulled work, alternating with abstract diamond motif. Recorded in original acquisition records as jamdani work (discontinuous supplementary cotton weft patterning in muslin) although similar patterns recorded as worked by embroidery as in 4750(IS). One of five cut pieces.
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Brief description | Length of jamdani yardage with diagonal stripes, Dhaka, Bangladesh, c.1855; Textiles |
Physical description | Length of muslin patterned with diagonal stripes of pulled work, alternating with abstract diamond motif. Recorded in original acquisition records as jamdani work (discontinuous supplementary cotton weft patterning in muslin) although similar patterns recorded as worked by embroidery as in 4750(IS). One of five cut pieces. |
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Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. Slip book entry 2738: 'Muslin Flowered, Jamdanee Kind, Dacca, Diagonal Stripes, Discolored from Show'. Swatches from the original textile appear in John Forbes Watson's The Textile Manufactures of India, Second Series (India Museum, London, 1873-77), No. 874. |
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Bibliographic reference | Watson, J. Forbes, et al. Collection of Specimens and Illustrations of the Textile Manufactures of India. Second Series, India Museum, 1874.
'MUSLIN. Length, 10 Yds. 33 1/2 Ins.; Width, 31 1/2 Ins.; Weight, 11 oz. 5 dr. DACCA. No. 874, Second Series. "2738".' |
Other number | 2738 - India Museum Slip Book |
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Accession number | 0216(IS) |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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