cover image: Fragment

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Fragment

Research in Progress Design resist-printed with red ground, brown, and reserve areas in white. Torch-like motifs are placed at the apex of an undulating vine with dots. Below is a straight band of dots bordered by two parallel lines. Below the dotted band are rosettes alternating with red dots enclosed by white squares. The squares are connected by dots, creating diamond shapes around the rosettes.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
15th–16th century
Dates
15th–16th century
Format
Medium: cotton Technique: resist-printed on plain weave
Pages
H x W: 23.5 x 26.3 cm (9 1/4 x 10 3/8 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1939-13-5
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/91d426cc571441e9953788d6795a2bf7