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Embroidery
Indian (possibly Cutch)
19th or 20th century
Object Place: Cutch, India
Medium/Technique
Silk; embroidery
Dimensions
40.5 x 57.5 cm (15 15/16 x 22 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Ivan Hekimian
Accession Number59.636
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Contemporary Art, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionRectangular piece, made up of three fragments. Yellowish green thin silk ground, embroidered in chain stitch with heavy crimson, salmon, yellow, black, white and green silks. Pattern shows a powder of single blossoms, rows and blocks of blossoms or leaves, all conventionalized, and rows of small white crosses and lozenges. Small silk tassels along two sides. Faded and stained.
ProvenanceTransferred from Asiatic Dept. to Textiles.