Not currently on display at the V&A

Skirt Panel

c.1855-79 (made)
Place of origin

Length of white cotton muslin, embroidered with white cotton pyramids of flowers and foliage.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Woven cotton muslin, embroidered with cotton thread
Brief description
Muslin skirt panel embroidered with whitework, probably Dhaka, Bangladesh, c.1855-79
Physical description
Length of white cotton muslin, embroidered with white cotton pyramids of flowers and foliage.
Dimensions
  • Length: 145cm
  • Width: 85cm
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
6175(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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