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Sari fragment (border)
Indian (Paithani)
18th or early 19th century
Object Place: Paithan (near Aurangabad), India
Medium/Technique
Silk and metallic plain weave with discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts and continuous supplementary patterning warps
Dimensions
Height x width: 3 9/16 x 19 5/16 in. (9 x 49 cm)
Credit Line
David P. Kimball Fund
Accession Number25.212
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSari border fragment with a brown/purple meandering vine with orange flowers (discontinuous supplementary wefts) enclosed by a frame of alternating gold and orange squares (continuous supplementary warps) and brown/purple leaves on a gold ground.
ProvenancePurchased by the MFA, June 4, 1925