Research in Progress Wall hanging of woven natural cotton embroidered with silk in chain stitch and satin stitch and appliquéd with mirrors. Five pointed shape with a linen loop at each corner. Design showing a deity with four arms surrounded by mirrors, embroidered flowers and a frame of diamond shapes; an inner border with birds and mirrors set in circles; an outer border with running diamonds. Band of blue cotton sewn around edge.
- Collection
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
- Date published
- 1900–1950
- Dates
- 1900–1950
- Format
- Medium: silk, mirror glass on cotton Technique: embroidered in chain stitch and satin stitch, appliquéd on plain weave
- Pages
- H x W: 57.2 x 45.7 cm (22 1/2 x 18 in.)
- Place Discussed
- India
- Provider
- Smithsonian Institution
- Published in
- India
- Reference
- 1965-48-3
- Source
- Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/c315d4642957f5294efe4a74412d93be
