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Panel of embroidered silk

Indian (Kutch)
Late 19th to early 20th century
Object Place: Kutch, India

Medium/Technique Silk plain-weave embroidered with silk
Dimensions 208 x 45 cm (81 7/8 x 17 11/16 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of Miss Ellen Starkey Bates
Accession Number28.102
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ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionPanel of gold plain-weave silk with overall repeating design of cone-shaped floral botehs embroidered in herringbone and chain stitch with gold, green, and greenish-blue silk; band of yellowish-green silk stitched along three sides.
ProvenanceBequest of Miss Ellen Starkey Bates to the MFA, March 1, 1928