Brocade
ca. 1880 (made)
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Brocade is a rich silk fabric with patterns in gold and silver thread. This piece has a running floral design in silver and various coloured silks on gold ground.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk brocade with gold thread |
| Brief description | Silk brocade textile, Varanasi, 19th Century |
| Physical description | Brocade is a rich silk fabric with patterns in gold and silver thread. This piece has a running floral design in silver and various coloured silks on gold ground. |
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| Object history | Brocade silk is obtained by the interweaving of coloured silk and gold or silver threads. Silk is described as a fibrous substance produced by silk worms in the form of a cocoon or covering within which the creature is enclosed and protected during the period of its transformation. The silk is cultivated and woven into textiles on a loom. To create color vegetable dyes were used to create color. Today, chemical dyes have gained popularity as they are cheaper, less time-consuming and produce a larger variety of colours. Associated with ceremonial rites of ancient India, silk has been a highly revered fabric. It continues to be a popular and widely used material. |
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| Accession number | IS.780-1883 |
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| Record created | March 20, 2003 |
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