cover image: Tunic fragment

20.500.12592/04wgcs

Tunic fragment

Research in Progress Fragment of a child's tunic with a ground of red silk decorated with green discs and a border at one side of semi-circles and ovals placed in a lattice format with connecting chevrons.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
19th century
Dates
19th century
Format
Medium: silk Technique: buttonhole and chain stitch embroidery on plain weave
Pages
H x W: 23 x 19 cm (9 1/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1942-7-17
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/c2f57394dca3a79eb428fa0a226f8be5