Textile

Accession Number
1930.33

Title
Textile

Artist(s)
Indian

Artist Nationality
Indian (South Asian)

Object Creation Date
19th century

Medium & Support
cotton embroidery with inset mirrors

Dimensions
12 1/2 in x 6 1/2 in (31.75 cm x 16.51 cm)

Credit Line
Museum Purchase

Subject matter
embroidery

Physical Description
This small rectangle of fabric is a fragment, possibly the border edge, of a larger cloth of unknown function. The support is a plain-weave cotton dyed an intense red, overlaid with embroidery in many colors and with tiny, inset mirrors.

Primary Object Classification
Textile

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
textiles

2 Related Resources

Indian Textiles
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