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Jamdani sari
Woman's wrapper (sari)
Jamdani sari
Retailed by: Depot (Indian)
Indian (Bengali)
20th century
Object Place: Bengal, India
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave with gold metallic and cotton discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts
Dimensions
Overall: 460 x 110cm (181 1/8 x 43 5/16in.)
Credit Line
Marianne Brimmer Fund
Accession Number21.1427
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSari with white cotton plain weave field with rows of blue oval shapes. Borders with blue creeping vines and gold flowers. Pallu has two rows of blue stripes with a band with blue abstract shapes in between. Tag reads: "Place/District Decca/Width/Length 11 cal (?)/Price Rs 19/6/Reference number AA/978/Depot: 3A Hogg Street/Calcutta"
Provenance1921, purchased by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (b. 1887 - d. 1947) for the MFA. (Accession date: July 7, 1921)