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Textile

Research in Progress Dark pink satin ground with brilliant polychrome symmetrical small scale repeat of flowering bush surrounded by serpentine vines and flanked by paired peacocks.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
18th–19th century
Dates
18th–19th century
Format
Medium: silk Technique: fancy compound satin
Pages
L x W: 53.5 × 6.4 cm (21 1/16 × 2 1/2 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1940-4-5
Rights
Gift of Miss Beatrice Kates
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/c5f972dedf6276771a1accf98a05d1d4