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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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