Textile
c. 1860s (made)
| Place of origin |
silk, two handkerchief fragments, Gujarat, c. 1860s
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, tie-dyed. |
| Brief description | silk, two handkerchief fragments, Gujarat, c. 1860s |
| Object history | The narrow width of these pieces, and the borders along both sides, identify them as handkerchiefs rather than saris. The original length of cat. no. 31, as given by Forbes Watson was l yard 10 inches (117cm). |
| Bibliographic reference | Tie-dyed textiles of India : tradition and trade / Veronica Murphy and Rosemary Crill. London: Victoria and Albert Museum :in association with Mapin Publishing, 1991 Number: 0944142303
p.53, cat. no. 31 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 6660(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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