Textile Item Number: B656 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Cotton and silk textile consisting of a central, silk panel with a multi-coloured bird and flower pattern on a red background. Surrounding the centre is a brown cotton border with white, red and dots repeated in a diagonal line.
Narrative
Collected by Col. R. E. Roome from the old Mogul palace in Old Delhi.
Item History
- Made in India
- Collected during 1920
- Owned by R. E. Roome
- Owned by I. M. Roome before February 1963
- Received from I. M. Roome (Donor) during February 1963
What
- Name
- Textile
- Identification Number
- B656
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- cotton fibre and silk fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- brocaded and tie-dyed
- Overall
- height 79.6 cm, width 66.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- North India
- Previous Owner
- R. E. Roome and I. M. Roome
- Received from
- I. M. Roome (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- India
When
- Collection Date
- during 1920
- Ownership Date
- before February 1963
- Acquisition Date
- during February 1963
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0098/0002