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Length of embroidered silk
Indian (Parsi)
19th century
Object Place: India
Medium/Technique
Silk plain-weave gauze embroiderd with silk
Dimensions
Overall: 111 x 116cm (43 11/16 x 45 11/16in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Samuel D. Warren
Accession Number95.182
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionLength of bright purple silk gauze with an overall design of birds and flowers embroidered in cream, salmon pink, light green and gold silk; border on two sides with design of flowers and long tailed birds in cream, dark green, orange, gold and pink.
ProvenancePurchased by Mrs. S. D. Warren in Sudan; Gift from Mrs. S. D. Warren to the MFA, March 16, 1895