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Part of bed cover
Indian (Gujarati or Rajasthani)
19th century
Object Place: Gujarat, India
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain-weave, block printed mordant resist, dyed, painted
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 1.87 x 1.06 m
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy
Accession Number37.82
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionBed cover of plain-weave cotton with design in main field of repeating rows of floral boteh motifs in blue, red and natural ecru on a red ground with quarter medallions in each corner with pairs of floral botehs set obliquely; inner border of repeating alternating blue and red floral medallions with floral motifs in between; outer border of small botehs alternating with circular floral motifs in blue and red on a natural ecru ground.
ProvenanceGift of Dr. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy to the MFA