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Length of embroidered silk

Pakistani
early 20th century
Object Place: Pakistan

Medium/Technique Silk plain-weave embroidered with silk and appliquéd with sequins
Dimensions 59 x 50.8 cm (23 1/4 x 20 in.)
Credit Line Gift in memory of Natalie Brown (née Dresser), Mrs. John Nicholas Brown, Senior
Accession Number1987.345
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionLength of bright red plain-weave silk embroidered with design of repeating rows of stylized floral motifs in dark green (or black?) silk and appliquéd with a gold sequin in the center of each.
ProvenanceGift from Mrs. John Nicholas Brown, Senior to the MFA, in memory of Natalie Brown (née Dresser), June 24, 1987