Research in Progress Very sheer ivory cotton muslin embroidered with clusters of flowers and a vine forming a scallop along the lower edge. The vines and stems are formed from crimped gold foil strips, the flower petals from gilt sequins, and the leaves from iridescent blue-green beetle elytra. Component (a) has ten pattern repeats, with partial bottom vine border.
- Collection
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
- Date published
- 19th century
- Dates
- 19th century
- Format
- Medium: cotton, beetle elytra, foil strips, metallic yarns, sequins Technique: embroidered on plain weave foundation Label: cotton embroidered with beetle elytra, foil strips, metallic yarns, and sequins
- Pages
- H x W (A): 36.8 × 214 cm (14 1/2 in. × 7 ft. 1/4 in.)
- Place Discussed
- India
- Provider
- Smithsonian Institution
- Published in
- India
- Reference
- 1931-25-1-a/d
- Rights
- Gift of Sarah Cooper Hewitt
- Source
- Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/ac316a16f1f79e41bf8365437c41afdd
