Madras Handkerchief
ca. 1855 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Complete length of eight kerchiefs (head covers), in red, yellow, white and green check.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woven cotton |
| Brief description | Length of cotton handkerchiefs, red, yellow, white and green check, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, ca. 1855 |
| Physical description | Complete length of eight kerchiefs (head covers), in red, yellow, white and green check. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'MADRAS PRODUCTS. XXX. / No. 6 / Piece of Handkerchief, / value Rs.10-0-0 (Ten), manufactured in Madras by / SOOBOO CHETTY, property of the H. E. I. C. [Honorable East India Company] / R.248' (Printed and handwritten paper label, attached to object. ) |
| Credit line | Transferred from India Museum 1879. |
| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 917: 'Cotton Kerchiefs / Madras / 55 / Head & Shoulders'. |
| Other number | 917 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 4881(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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