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The plaid fabric
known as “madras” originated in the Indian town of Madras, on
the Bay of Bengal. Like other Indian printed cottons, it was
widely imitated in the West.
November 27, 2007 -
May 7, 2008
Dress, multicolor
cotton, c.1880, USA, P92.21.1, museum purchase, photograph by
Irving Solero.
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