Tinsel Ribbon
c.1855 (made)
| Place of origin |
Lnegth of narrow tinsel ribbon (gota), flattened silver strip warps with red silk borders woven with white silk wefts. Wrapped around a rectangular piece of wood.
Object details
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| Brief description | Tinsel ribbon (gota), silver with red borders, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, c.1855; Textiles |
| Physical description | Lnegth of narrow tinsel ribbon (gota), flattened silver strip warps with red silk borders woven with white silk wefts. Wrapped around a rectangular piece of wood. |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. 1880 Register entry: 'BOX. No. 88 / 6200-6251. GOLD AND SILVER TISSUE RIBBONS, Heavy trimmings, fringes, and tinsel, ribbon embroidered with beetle wings'. Slip book entry 660: 'Silver Tape or Ribbon / Madras / 1855 / Narrow with colored borders'. |
| Other number | 660 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 6206(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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