cover image: Textile

20.500.12592/dt92fh

Textile

Research in Progress Blouse front with uncut neck slit embroidered with coloured silks and decorated with small mirrors in a symmetrical design. Constructed from a variety of plain weave fabrics sewn together with a running stitch.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
early 20th century
Dates
early 20th century
Format
Medium: cotton, silk, mirror Technique: embroidered on plain weave
Pages
H x W: 47.6 x 40.6 cm (18 3/4 x 16 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1968-25-1
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/3af3e343584805dde6b47e8e331e6634