Context (Related Documents)
Note on printer paper found with object reads: 'Fragmentary sari / (used for dressmaking] / & bought by / Mrs. G.D. Caroe / c.1900-1910'.
Event Date
Author: Emily Shorter

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card: 'Dark red silk fragmentary sari with intricately detailed braided edges, embroidered with silver and gold and multi-coloured threads. Fair condition. Incomplete.'
Event Date 1988
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
This piece is awkward shaped due to having been cut up previously.
Event Date 2/2/2005
Author: Emily Shorter

Context (Related Documents)
See record for 1988.413 for information about the collector.
Event Date 2/2/2005
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Irregular piece of fabric used for dressmaking, possibly a fragmentary sari. Rough rectangle of dark red woven silk with wide borders of geometric patterns in gold thread; remnants of floral motifs in pink, red, orange and green on a dark blue background with gold highlights; one edge is curved and at the opposite edge there are borders extending from either side.
Event Date 17/4/2024
Author: Katrina Dring