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Research in Progress Allover design of lozenges with conventional ornament within a border in similar designs. The design left in relief in black woolen ground is outlined in back stitch. The ground is worked in colored silks of red, green, yellow and white in satin stitch.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
18th century
Dates
18th century
Format
Medium: silk, wool Technique: back and satin stitch embroidery
Pages
H x W: 116 x 89 cm (45 11/16 x 35 1/16 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1945-77-1
Rights
Museum purchase through gift of Erskine Hewitt
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/1f95aa687e6c5b3929de21f598964105