Sari
c.1855 (made)
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Fragments of a woman's wrapped garment (sari), white muslin patterned with woven red checks, Ganjam, Odisha, c.1855
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Brief description | Fragments of a woman's wrapped garment (sari), white muslin patterned with woven red checks, Ganjam, Odisha, c.1855 |
| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. Swatches from the original textile appear in John Forbes Watson’s The Textile Manufactures of India (1866), vol.V, no.192. |
| Bibliographic reference | Watson, J. Forbes, and Great Britain. India Office. The Textile Manufactures of India. India Office, 1866.
'INDIAN FABRICS. / No.192 / WOMAN'S GARMENT. / Muslin. / Length 9 yards; width 1 yard 9 inches; weight 2 lbs; price 5s. 6d. / From GANGAM; bought in MADRAS. / Prov.No.20.' |
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| Accession number | 7968(IS) |
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| Record created | March 26, 2003 |
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