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Piece of brocade
Indian
Object Place: India
Medium/Technique
Silk; brocade
Dimensions
Height x width: 6 x 9 3/4 in. (15.2 x 24.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Edward Waldo Forbes
Accession Number16.380
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionRed silk ground, on this are rows of leaf-like forms woven with light golden brown and black silk and metal thread. Most of the metal has been worn away leaving the silk thread upon which it was wound.
ProvenanceGift from Edward Waldo Forbes to the MFA, December 7, 1916