Length of silk ikat (patola)
Indian (Gujarati)
19th century
Object Place: Gujarat, India
Dimensions
Overall: 105 x 208cm (41 5/16 x 81 7/8in.)
Accession Number
15.464
Medium or Technique
Silk plain-weave, warp and weft tie resist-dyed (double ikat, bandha)
Not On View
Collections
Asia, Textiles and Fashion Arts
Classifications
Length of double-ikat plain-weave silk (patola) with overall repeating design of three five-petalled flowers enclosed in hexagonal cells (tran phul bhat) in red, natural, blue-black, green and yellow-gold; attached border along one side is a border of diamonds and stripes and, on the other, is a border of vertical and oblique lines and geometrical forms made up of blocks and stripes.
Provenance
Lent by Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA, September 30, 1913; Denman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA, April 1, 1915
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection