1880~, Baharampur

1880~, Baharampur

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IS.677-1883
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685 cm (length)
91 cm (width)
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Description

'Berhampore silk', whether raw or manufactured, referred to products from four different local centres which were marketed at Berhampore (modern Baharampur); it was then a substantial industry. Tie-dyeing and its printed imitations are no longer produced in West Bengal. In 1882, this sari was probably resist-dyed. Sari. Berhampore, ca. 1880. Silk sari printed in imitation of tie-dye with small white spots on a blue ground forming a trellis in the centre; and broad border of boteh.