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Panel of embroidered cotton
Indian (Punjabi)
late 19th or early 20th century
Object Place: Punjab, India
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain-weave embroidered with silk, applied mirror discs
Dimensions
Overall: 59 x 217cm (23 1/4 x 85 7/16in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number48.990
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionHanging panel of natural plain-weave cotton with embriodered design in blue, yellow and white silk of three staggered rows of widely spaced lozenge-like motifs above one row of repeating triangular designs; one row of two abstract designs alternating in repeat pattern, with one set containing mirrors discs, above two rows of squares each containing a mirror disc.
ProvenanceThe Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection; Gift from Elizabeth Day McCormick to the MFA, September 8, 1948