Length of Mashru
ca. 1880 (made)
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Complete length of mashru (satin woven fabric with silk warps and cotton wefts). Orange-red and green silk warps and white cotton wefts. Warp ikat chevron design in yellow against orange-red and green vertical stripes.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, cotton, woven, resist-dyed, warp ikat |
| Brief description | Complete length of mashru fabric. Length of ikat mashru fabric, yellow chevrons on orange ground, Hyderabad, ca. 1880. |
| Physical description | Complete length of mashru (satin woven fabric with silk warps and cotton wefts). Orange-red and green silk warps and white cotton wefts. Warp ikat chevron design in yellow against orange-red and green vertical stripes. |
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| Object history | Acquired by Caspar Purdon Clarke on his tour of India, 1880-2. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Indian ikat textiles / Rosemary Crill. London: V&A Publications, 1998 Number: 1851772421
pp.119-118, pl. 101 |
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| Accession number | IS.2158-1883 |
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| Record created | March 26, 2003 |
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