cover image: Fragment

20.500.12592/75pfgv

Fragment

Research in Progress Silk square with tan ground and blue and white design imitating Javanese batik. Border of chevrons and dots enclosing acorns. Scattered floral motifs of twelve-petaled rosettes and detached bulbous springs of vine in central area.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
19th century
Dates
19th century
Format
Medium: silk Technique: printed on plain weave
Pages
H x W: 68.6 × 80 cm (27 × 31 1/2 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1936-7-18
Rights
Gift of Spencer Bickerton
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/f311287fa2228cb44475249da359f381