1855~, Delhi

1855~, Delhi

Identifier
6243(IS)
Collection
Material
Depiction
Dimension
68 cm (length)
61 cm (length)
14.300000190734863 cm (width)
14 cm (width)
14.5 cm (width)
Production time
Production place
Type of object

Description

Intended for use to make embellishments for textiles. Tinsel ribbon (gota), embossed silver, Delhi, c.1855; Textiles Length of tinsel ribbon (gota). Warp of flattened silver strip woven with white silk weft, with relatively fewer warp ends than found in finer grades of gota. Embossed with diagonal bands of geometric and floral designs. 6243:2/(IS): Fragment of silver tissue, woven of embossed flattened silver wire on a silk weft.