cover image: Panel

20.500.12592/1tpjd1

Panel

Research in Progress Panel made up of two kinds of silk in the same design. Center section of the panel is red with small indefinable leaf pattern of brocaded metallic thread. Five inch border is blue in the same design. Corners are made of squares of less fine, blue brocaded fabric. One selvage present on the red textile indicates machine manufacture.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
19th–mid
Dates
19th–mid-20th century
Format
Medium: silk, metallic threads, cotton Technique:
Pages
H x W: 134 x 75 cm (52 3/4 x 29 1/2 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1955-157-13
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/6a60af51dafaab992e60a37b7bf2721b