Identifier
IS.8-1972
Acquisition
Given by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Collection
Material
Technique
Depiction
Dimension
5 cm (length)
2 cm (length)
5 cm (width)
1.600000023841858 cm (width)
Production time
Production place
Type of object

Description

Fragment of woven silk and cotton (mashru fabric), pale orange, brocaded with a flower sprig in light green and silver (silver mostly worn away, exposing its core of yellow silk). Outlined in dark blue. Fragment, from Tipu war dress, woven silk and cotton (mashru fabric), with brocaded design, Deccan, India, 18th century