cover image: Astrakhan

Astrakhan

1965

Sample of hand woven cotton in which the warps are much thinner and more tightly twisted than the loosely-twisted, slubby wefts. The wefts are grouped in combinations which vary across the width of the fabric, giving a meandering, rather than strictly grid-like, appearance. Tan and light blue warps; light blue and medium blue wefts.
hicks, sheila commonwealth trust

Authors

Sheila Hicks, (American, born 1934), Commonwealth Trust, Calicut, Kerala, India

Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Dates
1965
Format
Medium: cotton Technique: complementary warps, irregularly grouped wefts, hand woven
Pages
H x W: 27.6 x 25.1 cm (10 7/8 x 9 7/8 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
2013-32-2-5
Rights
Gift of the Cristobal Zanartu Family, Paris
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/f8c28ef5cccfd4a1014402f0376d2fe6