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Fragments of a length of mashru: warp faced in silk, hidden weft in cotton. Discontiuous supplementary weft in silk (brocading) in design of small, single green stems with blossoms in red and white on a bright yellow ground.

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  • Fragments of a length of mashru: warp faced in silk, hidden weft in cotton. Discontiuous supplementary weft in silk (brocading) in design of small, single green stems with blossoms in red and white on a bright yellow ground. (en)
  • LENGTH OF MASHRU Woven silk and cotton Hyderabad, Deccan c. 1855 Mashru, from an Arabic term for ‘permitted’, is a woven mix of silk and cotton. Mashru was popular with Muslims who were religiously prohibited from wearing pure silk. The cotton weft threads are hidden on the reverse of the fabric while the silk warp threads lie on the front, giving the impression of pure silk. Hyderabad was renowned for superior mashru weaving. [01/08/2017] (en)
  • Textile in large fragments, woven cotton and silk (mashru), yellow ground with flowers in red, white and green, Hyderabad, ca. 1855; Textiles (en)
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  • Fragments of a length of mashru: warp faced in silk, hidden weft in cotton. Discontiuous supplementary weft in silk (brocading) in design of small, single green stems with blossoms in red and white on a bright yellow ground. (en)
  • LENGTH OF MASHRU Woven silk and cotton Hyderabad, Deccan c. 1855 Mashru, from an Arabic term for ‘permitted’, is a woven mix of silk and cotton. Mashru was popular with Muslims who were religiously prohibited from wearing pure silk. The cotton weft threads are hidden on the reverse of the fabric while the silk warp threads lie on the front, giving the impression of pure silk. Hyderabad was renowned for superior mashru weaving. [01/08/2017] (en)
  • Textile in large fragments, woven cotton and silk (mashru), yellow ground with flowers in red, white and green, Hyderabad, ca. 1855; Textiles (en)
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