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Embroidered coverlet
Indian (Deccan for the European market)
late 17th/18th century
Object Place: India
Medium/Technique
Silk satin embroidered with silk and metallic thread
Dimensions
Overall: 287 x 249 cm (113 x 98 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Alice M. Bartlett Fund
Accession Number1978.53
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionCoverlet of light blue silk ground embroidered with silk in red, green, yellow, white, blue, touches of gold-metallic thread with design of central medallion with peacock surrounded by two concentric bands of confronted birds with flowers in background; medallion repeated in quadrants in four corners of field; vertical undulating stems bearing flowers fill field; inner border with animals and flowers; outer border of large flowers; gold-metallic and blue silk fringe and two corner tassels; lined with yellow silk.
ProvenanceTransferred from Asiatic Dept. to Textiles.