cover image: Fragment

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Fragment

Research in Progress Horizonal band of Mihrabs each enclosing a simple floral motif with narrow pearled borders and a continuous pearled baseline. Below is another pearl band off-setting the scrolling floral pattern. Red, blue and aubergine (blue over red) and reserved areas of white.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
1250–1370
Dates
1250–1370
Format
Medium: cotton Technique: resist-dyed and block printed on plain weave
Pages
H x W x D: 41.3 × 13.7 cm (16 1/4 × 5 3/8 in.)
Place Discussed
India Egypt
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1954-52-2
Rights
Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/8e7b92452be622ddfe247d9e1943e4b5