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Hanging or prayer mat
Indian (Possibly Burhanpur or Masulipatam ?)
19th century
Object Place: (Possibly Burhanpur or Masulipatam ?), India
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain-weave, painted and printed
Dimensions
90 x 137 cm (35 7/16 x 53 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.873
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionHanging or prayer mat of natural plain-weave cotton with design of mihrab (niche) compposed of staggered rows of repeating tree-of-life (boteh) motif; around this is a series of frames with floral vine and boteh motifs; across the bottom is a horizontal band with chevron pattern; predominatly blue, red and tan on a white cotton ground; lined.
ProvenanceThe Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection; gift of Elizabeth Day McCormick to the MFA, October 14, 1943