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20.500.12592/17g3nn

Textile

Research in Progress Small-scale all over design of symmetrical stylized leaf repeats in frame-work of continuous spiral bands, in bright gold on deep purple ground. Wide twill selvage set off by two stripes formed by metal floats, one stripe with cotton cord under floats.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
1900–1925
Dates
1900–1925
Format
Medium: silk, cotton, gold tinsel on silk core Technique: compound warp twill
Pages
H x W: 3.5 × 7 cm (1 3/8 × 2 3/4 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1952-105-61
Rights
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. G. Glen Gould
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/1986c9baaad7c20395ab1a0f1d41f703