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Textile

ca. 1855-1879 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fragment of resist-printed silk (to imitate tie-dye), diamond-shaped groups of white spots on a blue ground. The end section is dip-dyed. Printed in imitation of the tie-dyed silk kerchiefs used by parsis.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Woven silk, dip-dyed and resist-printed
Brief description
Textile, fragment, printed silk, probably Surat, ca. 1855-1879
Physical description
Fragment of resist-printed silk (to imitate tie-dye), diamond-shaped groups of white spots on a blue ground. The end section is dip-dyed. Printed in imitation of the tie-dyed silk kerchiefs used by parsis.
Dimensions
  • Length: 36cm
  • Width: 116cm
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879.
Collection
Accession number
05463(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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