Textile
ca. 1855 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Complete length of woven silk (endi), probably cover, heavy cotton, terracotta and purple stripes with supplementary patterns woven in alternate stripes in yellow and white cotton.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woven silk |
| Brief description | Textile, striped woven silk, Darjeeling, ca. 1855 |
| Physical description | Complete length of woven silk (endi), probably cover, heavy cotton, terracotta and purple stripes with supplementary patterns woven in alternate stripes in yellow and white cotton. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Left hand side: INDIA-BENGAL/No. 6236/Division. 1 Group. 7 Class. 19/Name of article. A Piece of Endi/cloth/Where produced./Darjeeling/Use
Right hand side: 'INDE-BENGALE/No. 6236/Division. 1 Groupe. 7 Classe. 19/Nom de l'article/Piece de Toile'Endi'/Ou produit Darjeeling' (Printed and handwritten paper label, attached to object. ) |
| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. |
| Other number | 3352 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 7282(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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