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View full screenTextile, said to have belonged to Sultan Fateh Ali Tipu (Tipu Sultan): Indian, South Asia, pre 1798
M.1960.271
India, South Asia
Pre 1798
Indian
Large textile with gold and silk embroidery in the form of ornate patterns including fruits, flowers and birds. Accented with colours including red, green, black and pink. Originally described as a ‘scarf’.
Non-British forces, inc. Imperial and Colonial: Indian
British land forces: 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot
Previous owner: Tipu Sultan, 1750 - 1799
Previous owner: Young, Keith, Captain, 1798 (fl.) - 1809 (fl.)
War: Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
Mysore, India, South Asia
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