- Title:
- Square turban cloth
- Object name(s):
- Square turban cloth
- Brief description:
- Square turban cloth made from undyed 'muga' silk and cotton mixture, with undyed 'muga' silk embroidery.
- Collection:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Associated concept:
- Textiles
- Associated concept:
- Embroidery
- Associated concept:
- Clothing
- Associated concept:
- India Museum
- Current reproduction location:
- https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2006AN8522/full/!100,100/0/default.jpg
- Location type:
- Thumbnail
- Dimension:
- Length
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 118
- Dimension:
- Width
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 113
- Material:
- Fabric
- Material:
- silk thread
- Object name:
- Square turban cloth
- Object number:
- 6038(IS)
- Object production date:
- mid-19th century
- Date - association:
- Made
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1800-01-01
- Date - latest:
- 1900-12-31
- Object production person:
- Unknown
- Object production place:
- Dacca
- Place association:
- Made
- Physical description:
- Square turban cloth made from undyed 'muga' silk and cotton mixture, with undyed 'muga' silk embroidery.
- Reproduction number:
- 2006AN8522
- Reproduction number:
- 2006AN8521
- Responsible department/section:
- SSEA
- Technique:
- embroidering
- Technique:
- Silk and cotton, running stitch and stem-stitch.
- Text reason:
- Collections online record
- User's reference:
- Reference:
- Arts of Bengal : the heritage of Bangladesh and eastern India : an exhibition organized by the Whitechapel Art Gallery in collaboration with the Victoria and Albert Museum : 9 November-30 December 1979, Whitechapel Art Gallery ..., 12 January-17 February 1980, Manchester City Art Gallery ... . [London]: Whitechapel Art Gallery, [1979] Number: 085488047X (pbk.) :
- Reference:
- Indian embroidery / Rosemary Crill ; photography by Richard Davis. London: V&A Publications, 1999 Number: 185177310X, 1851772944 (pbk.)
- User's reference:
- Reference details:
- p.67
- User's reference:
- Reference details:
- p.63, cat. no. 52
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/92e8fd5b-37aa-3119-a12f-40486d93680d
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/92e8fd5b-37aa-3119-a12f-40486d93680d, Victoria and Albert Museum, CC BY-NC
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