Book cover, Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan, c.1855
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c.1855
Book cover in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number 0377(IS)), made in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan, dated c.1855. The museum's brief description reads: Book cover of black wool embroidered with coloured silks and couched silver and silver-gilt wrapped thread, Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan, c.1855. Museum description: Book cover, blue wool embroidered with flowers in satin stitched silk and gold-wrapped thread cartouches; the spine is also embroidered with flowers and leaves. The museum records it as Wool, woven, embroidered with silk and gold-wrapped thread, measuring Length 44 cm; Width 56 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
Intended for use as a book cover, for protection and decoration.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- gold-wrapped thread, silk (textile), wool
- Dimensions
- Length 44 cm; Width 56 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Wool, woven, embroidered with silk and gold-wrapped thread
- Place recorded
- Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan
Identification
- Museum object name
- Book cover
- Museum object number
- 0377(IS)
- Museum system number
- O477002
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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