cover image: Fragment

20.500.12592/0bmz0d

Fragment

Research in Progress Unbleached cotton with overall pattern in faded red. An overall lattice like effect is created as the petals of flower heads elongate and extend to create an interlaced framework. With smaller eight-petaled flowers in the interstices.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
12th–13th century
Dates
12th–13th century
Format
Medium: cotton Technique: resist-printed Label: resist printed cotton
Pages
H x W: 27 x 38 cm (10 5/8 x 14 15/16 in.)
Place Discussed
India Egypt
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1959-105-5
Rights
Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/3dc68f253b7196a3d2c80021e7ce8a92