MVC-0525 (previous number (MVC number, Mossman-Vitale collection))
Accession number:
Acc.4734
Object count:
1
Description:
Sari; red-range silk with blue, green, yellow, red and orange geometric motifs on light orange front panel; bordered with a row of multicolor geometric designs; darker red-orange selvedges. Multicolored half circle motifs scattered throughout the body of the sari
Donor:
Kathleen Vitale and Paul Vitale
Collection place:
Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India; Kashmir?
Collector:
Rachel Gould Mossman
Collection date:
1963
Materials:
Silk and Weft [reassign]
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Textile samples
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
June 23, 2006
Context of use:
woman’s garment
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 111.5 centimeters and length 520 centimeters
Comment:
Conservation: slight water spots (few)and a light surface spot