Textile
ca. 1855-1879 (made)
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Fragment of a garment, probably a sari. Self-patterned crimson silk, with bands of green flowers, the end border features geometric designs in gold-wrapped thread, alternating with bands of coloured flowers. The side border is green, self-patterned silk.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silk and gold-wrapped thread, woven |
| Brief description | Textile, crimson silk fragment. Punjab, ca. 1855-1879 |
| Physical description | Fragment of a garment, probably a sari. Self-patterned crimson silk, with bands of green flowers, the end border features geometric designs in gold-wrapped thread, alternating with bands of coloured flowers. The side border is green, self-patterned silk. |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. |
| Historical context | The complete piece would have been intended for use as a garment, clothing. |
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| Other number | 8100B/(IS) - previous number, assigned incorrectly |
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| Accession number | 8100&A/(IS) |
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| Record created | October 24, 2002 |
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