Accession No
1988.443.1-3
Description
Three lengths of embroidered edging or border. Strip of dark blue to black woven silk embroidered with geometric and floral motifs; embroidery includes square scrolls or spirals and groups of flowers in white, blue, pink, orange, brown, red and green; selvedge along one long edge, the other hemmed. [.3] is two lengths sewn together.
Place
Asia; South Asia; India; Maharashtra; Mumbai
Period
Source
Caroe, Grace Desborough (Mrs) [collector]; Cra'ster, Mary Desborough [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1988.443.1-3
Cultural Affliation
Material
Cloth; Silk
Local Term
Measurements
40mm x 2620mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Collected by: Mrs. Grace Desborough Caroe in 1900: Edging thought to have been purchased in London.
Event Date 1900
Author: Katrina Dring
Context (Production / use)
Edging embroidered by Chinese in Bombay for Parsee clothing decoration; purely decorative.
Event Date 1988
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card: 'Three sample rolls of embroidered edging. Black silk background with line pattern (white) with small flowers alternated with scroll and in colours (flowers in threes varying in yellow-orange and brown, pink-purple and lime green, and blue and olive). All identical.'
Event Date 1988
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Three lengths of embroidered edging or border. Strip of dark blue to black woven silk embroidered with geometric and floral motifs; embroidery includes square scrolls or spirals and groups of flowers in white, blue, pink, orange, brown, red and green; selvedge along one long edge, the other hemmed. [.3] is two lengths sewn together.
Event Date 22/5/2024
Author: Katrina Dring
Conservation (Freezing)
CON.2024.5950 | Freezing
Event Date 24/5/2024
Author: Kirsty Kernohan
FM:80368
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