Textile
ca. 1855 (made)
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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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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' Note Printed and handwritten paper label, attached to object. |
Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. |
Other number | 3352 - India Museum Slip Book |
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Accession number | 7282(IS) |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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