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Unknown Maker, Indian

Sari

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, Indian

Culture

Indian

Title

Sari

Year

late 1800s

Medium

  • silk,
  • metallic-wrapped thread; continuous and discontinuous supplementary weft

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Silk,
  • metallic-wrapped thread; continuous and discontinuous supplementary weft

Materials

silk, metallic yarn

Geography

Place Made: Uttar Pradesh; Place Made: Varanasi

Dimensions

Length: 447 cm (176 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

55.318

Type

  • Costume

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Splendid Sari
Feb 25, 2005 – May 29, 2005

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Unknown Maker, Indian
Sari, late 1800s
Silk, metallic-wrapped thread; continuous and discontinuous supplementary weft
Length: 447 cm (176 inches)
Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich 55.318

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