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Medium:
Medium: silk embroidery on cotton ground Technique: satin, buttonhole, and chain stitches on plain weave ground
Dimensions:
H x W: 96 x 125 cm (37 13/16 x 49 3/16 in.)
Type:
embroidery & stitching
Shawl
Made in:
India
Date:
late 19th–early 20th century
Description:
Rectangle of fine muslin densely embroidered with field of stylized heads in brilliant vermillion and blue green silk floss. Deep end borders with row of stylized boteh. Traces visible of original inked outlines for embroidery. Made of three panels (not breadths) seamed up long sides.
Credit Line:
Gift of C. Albert Jacob, Jr.
Accession Number:
1957-109-1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Textiles Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq44e15363e-5e57-42ee-881b-77e0fa0e3c8d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1957-109-1