Border of a nobleman’s sash

Details

• Title

  Border of a nobleman’s sash

• Associated place

  Asia › India › north India (place of creation)

• Date

  late 17th century - early 18th century

• Material and technique

  silk, dyed pink, with dark-blue weft and gold metal thread supplementary weft at ends; brocaded with red, green, and white silk on gold metal thread

• Material index

  organic › animal › animal product › silk;

  organic › vegetal › fibre › cotton;

  processed material › metal

• Technique index

  dyed;

  woven › supplementary weft woven;

  woven › brocaded

• Object type

  clothing › personal accessory › sash;

  textile

• Dimensions

  383 x 48.5 cm (height x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased, 1995.

• Museum location

  First floor | Gallery 33 | Mughal India

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1995.160

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