cover image: Fragment

20.500.12592/b4smmk

Fragment

Research in Progress Two alternating floral vine pattern stripes, three-quarters of an inch wide, one gold and the other silver on a red-purple background.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
19th century
Dates
19th century
Format
Medium: silk, metallic thread Technique: discontinuous supplementary wefts floating from face to face in a 3/1 twill foundation
Pages
H x W: 94 x 25 cm (37 x 9 13/16 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1975-9-2
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/07a2ef42899623c9763840f066d07767