Textile

87-26-1

From: India

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 87-26-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Indian
Provenience India
Period 16th Century
Date Made 16th Century
Section Asian
Materials Silk | Cotton
Technique Woven
Iconography Floral
Description

Rectangular textile. Yellow, white and pink stripes with floral pattern. Mashroo (Gujarat, India), a technique of satin weave with extra warp, warp is silk and weft is cotton. Probably made either in a workshop with Iranian weavers or in a court workshop.

Length 477 cm
Width 39 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs and Mrs Richard C. Bull, 1987

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