Sari
c.1881-82 (made)
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Complete sari, white cotton field, with a side border of metal-wrapped thread and red silk on one side and purple silk on the other. The pallu has a broad band of metal-wrapped thread in diaper pattern in floral motifs, butis at either side.
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 gold borders, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, c.1881-82 |
| Physical description | Complete sari, white cotton field, with a side border of metal-wrapped thread and red silk on one side and purple silk on the other. The pallu has a broad band of metal-wrapped thread in diaper pattern in floral motifs, butis at either side. |
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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 net with narrow side borders of blue rosettes in gold compartments; on one side the border is succeeded by a plain blue stripe a short distance from the end. The end border has a small diaper pattern in gold thread with bands of cone and other ornament in gold on a white ground. Madura. 19th cent. L. 25 ft., W. 3 ft. 6 in. Bought, £4 2s. 1731-1883 (IS).' |
| Historical context | Intended for use as garment, clothing. |
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| Accession number | IS.1731-1883 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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