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Patola sari
Woman's wrapper (sari)
Patola sari
Indian (Gujarati)
19th century
Object Place: Gujarat, India
Medium/Technique
Silk plain weave, double ikat
Dimensions
Overall: 444 x 98.5 cm (174 13/16 x 38 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Edward C. Streeter
Accession Number59.1055
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSilk sari with a field that has rows of white and red lotus flowers with blue stems, arranged in groups of three within a network of interlocking diamonds on a red ground. The field is framed with interlocking blue octagons, each enclosing a red and white lotus blossom. The pallu is separated from the field with a row of red chevrons on a white ground. The pallu has red peepal leaves and highly abstracted red and white flowers on a blue ground. The borders are patterned with blue and yellow stripes on a red ground.
Both ends of the sari have fringe.
Both ends of the sari have fringe.
ProvenanceGift from Mrs. Edward C. Streeter to the MFA, December 10, 1959