Baby Carrier

98-22-6

From: Asia

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 98-22-6
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Asia
Date Made 1920-1939
Section Asian
Materials Cotton | Silk
Technique Embroidered | Appliqued | Woven
Description

Baby carrier. Ties cut off. Blue and black cotton panels stitched and appliqued to form carrier. Extremely fine embroidery work on two square panels. Geometric patterns. Purples, greens and pink/salmon colors predominant. Pleated. Never been washed. Very worn. One panel forms a flap over the other.

Length 88 cm
Width 48 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Baylis, 1998

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