Research in Progress Yellow silk blouse with an off-center neck slit is patterned by fan or blossom-like shapes embroidered in red and black silk floss. The pattern in solid red outlines the neck opening and slit, with staggered horizontal rows across the majority of the front. The back of the blouse is not embroidered.
- Collection
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
- Date published
- 19th–20th century
- Dates
- 19th–20th century
- Format
- Medium: silk, cotton Technique: embroidered in herringbone, buttonhole, chain, band, and cord stitches on plain weave
- Pages
- H x W: 53.3 x 64.8 cm (21 x 25 1/2 in.)
- Place Discussed
- India
- Provider
- Smithsonian Institution
- Published in
- India
- Reference
- 1945-39-7
- Rights
- Gift of Minnie G. O'Donnell, in memory of her sister Agnes M. O'Donnell
- Source
- Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/cc4802f38331d4fb3dd76b36d83c3ac4
