Sari
c.1881-82 (made)
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Complete white cotton sari. Deep pallu of gold-wrapped thread with boteh motifs; side borders of gold-wrapped thread at the pallu end only, plain purple and red silk borders in the rest of the sari.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton, silk and metal-wrapped thread, woven |
| Brief description | Woman's wrapped garment (sari), white cotton with silk and gold borders and end, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, c.1881-82 |
| Physical description | Complete white cotton sari. Deep pallu of gold-wrapped thread with boteh motifs; side borders of gold-wrapped thread at the pallu end only, plain purple and red silk borders in the rest of the sari. |
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| Object history | Acquired by Caspar Purdon Clarke on his purchasing trip to India in 1881 to 1882. 1883 South Kensington Museum Register entry: 'DRESS PIECE (Sari). Cream cotton. One side has a woven border of three rows of rosettes in blue on a gold ground, the other one of two rows for a short distance succeeded by a blue silk band. The principal end has one broad gold band woven to form a small diaper pattern, with bands of cones and zigzag and other ornament on a cream ground, with two large cones above. Madura. 19th cent. L. 28 ft. 3 in., W. 3 ft. 11 1/2 in. Bought, £7 10s. 1735.-1883. (I.S.). |
| Historical context | Intended for use as garment, clothing. |
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| Accession number | IS.1735-1883 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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