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29-96-836

From: Thailand

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 29-96-836
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Thai
Provenience Thailand
Period 19th Century
Date Made 19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Cotton
Technique Dyed
Iconography Elephant
Description

Red dyed cloth with picture of elephant in beige/gold, seems to have been dyed using a resist method. Elephant is in the center of the textile. Thailand started using an elephant on a red background as its national flag in 1840 during the reign of King Rama III. This may have come from a merchant ship.

Length 85 cm
Width 66 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number CG94-1-111A - Found in Collection Number

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