cover image: Textile

Textile

Research in Progress Border of cream colored cotton, tabby weave, embroidered in colored silks in chain stitch. Naturalistic floral vine in reds, greens, blues, yellows, pattern shows European influence.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
late 18th century
Dates
late 18th century
Format
Medium: cotton, silk Technique: embroidery
Pages
L x W: 80 × 15 cm (31 1/2 × 5 7/8 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1965-16-8
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/d1f2f71e3756cde088361de4a93fd620