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Gold Cloth

ca. 1855 (made)
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Place of origin

Piece of gold cloth with stripes of dark green silk. Red silk in fringe.


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Brief description
Piece of gold cloth patterned with green stripes, Hyderabad, Telangana, ca. 1855
Physical description
Piece of gold cloth with stripes of dark green silk. Red silk in fringe.
Dimensions
  • Length: 65cm
  • Width: 62cm
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 3474: 'Gold Cloth Tissue Striped with Green Silk / Hyderabad, Deccan / 55 / Used for Trimming'.

1880 South Kensington Museum Register Entry: [Case 23] '0626. GOLD CLOTH. Piece of, green striped; Hyderabad, Deccan. 3474'.
Subject depicted
Other number
3474 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
0626(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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