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Quilt
Indian
late 17th - early 18th century
Object Place: India
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain-weave face, hand painted with mordants and and resist-dyed with natural pigments, quilted with cotton wadding, plain-weave backing of yellow silk
Dimensions
Height x width: 102 x 74 in. (259.1 x 188 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Ferris Greenslet
Accession Number42.111
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionBed cover or hanging of plain-weave cotton with kalamkari ("pen work") design in main field, in various shades of red and blue on a natural ground, of central floral medallion with procession of beasts, four cone-shaped motifs in each corner enclosing flowers and paired beasts, Tree of Life growing from sacred rocky outcrop at each crosswise end from which flowering branches intertwine and fill the entire field, and pairs of deer along the edge of each of four sides; border on four sides with scrolling floral vine in various shades of red and pink on a blue ground.
ProvenanceLent by Mrs. Ferris Greenslet, January 13, 1928; Gift from Mrs. Ferris Greenslet to the MFA, February 12, 1942