cover image: Fragments

20.500.12592/9jk600

Fragments

Research in Progress Dark purple fragments with an allover pattern of tiny diamond shapes, almost tangent, in gold-pattern wefts.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
19th century
Dates
19th century
Format
Medium: silk, metallic thread Technique: plain compound weave
Pages
H x W (a): 31.5 × 11 cm (12 3/8 × 4 5/16 in.) H x W (b): 20 × 10.5 cm (7 7/8 × 4 1/8 in.) H x W (c): 18 × 16 cm (7 1/16 × 6 5/16 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1953-162-74-a/c
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/d8dc2b6a4aed7144bfacc5780255e9c4