Tinsel Ribbon
ca. 1855 (made)
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These lengths of gota, ribbon woven of silk and strips of metal, were collected for the Paris Exhibition of 1855. Gota is often used to embellish dress and textiles in South Asia, and can be sewn flat along borders, twisted into designs and couched down, or cut into smaller pieces for applique-work. Gota is made in a wide range of widths and styles, from plain silver or gold to patterned with coloured silks or embossed stamping techniques. These examples have been embossed with designs that give them a 3D effect.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 6 parts.
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| Brief description | Strips of embossed silver tinsel ribbon (gota), Delhi, ca. 1855; Textiles |
| Physical description | Six lengths of silver tinsel ribbon (gota), woven of silver strip warps and white silk wefts. Various widths, embossed with floral and geometric patterns. |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. Purchased for the Paris International Exhibition of 1855. Slip Book entry: '618 / Four Pieces Silver Ribbon / Delhi / 1855 / one of the pieces very discoloured'. 1880 Register Enrty: '05925. RIBBON. Three pieces of, broad, silver; Delhi. 618'. |
| Summary | These lengths of gota, ribbon woven of silk and strips of metal, were collected for the Paris Exhibition of 1855. Gota is often used to embellish dress and textiles in South Asia, and can be sewn flat along borders, twisted into designs and couched down, or cut into smaller pieces for applique-work. Gota is made in a wide range of widths and styles, from plain silver or gold to patterned with coloured silks or embossed stamping techniques. These examples have been embossed with designs that give them a 3D effect. |
| Associated object | 6201(IS) (Shared Other number) |
| Bibliographic reference | Bryant, Julius and Weber, Susan, John Lockwood Kipling: Arts and Crafts in the Punjab and London Newhaven: Yale University Press, 2017
p. 533, cat. no. 87 |
| Other number | 618 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 05925 to E(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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