Textile
ca. 1855-1879 (made)
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| 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
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| 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. |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 05463(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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