Research in Progress Two small horizontal panels joined by vertical seam. Left panel: Islamic inscription framed top and bottom by plait border, guilloche on right side - reserved on blackish ground. Right panel: rosette interlacing with lotus fillings and narrow interlacing boarder - reddish outlined on undyed ground. Seemingly part of a cap-band with coarse undyed cotton lining and inner lining. Translation of Islamic inscription: Glory to our Lord the Sultan.
- Collection
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
- Date published
- 13th–14th century
- Dates
- 13th–14th century
- Format
- Medium: cotton Technique: block-printed on plain weave
- Pages
- H x W: 14 x 7 cm (5 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.)
- Place Discussed
- India Egypt
- Provider
- Smithsonian Institution
- Published in
- India
- Reference
- 1954-52-5
- Rights
- Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund
- Source
- Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/913f9c0c5d0961f478f669c16dd1a847
