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Textile

Research in Progress Red plain weave center brocaded in a detached flower design in gold, green, and white silks. Pattern arranged in horizontal rows. Trimmed with a wide band of gray-green silk twill stamped in a diagonal design and brocaded in a small flower pattern in white, rose and green silks. At corners, square insertion of red silk brocaded in small cone design in gold. Trimmed with pink and green piping and lined with pink taffeta.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
16th–early 17th century
Dates
16th–early 17th century
Format
Medium: silk Technique: plain weave with supplementary weft (?)
Pages
H x W: 91 x 80 cm (35 13/16 x 31 1/2 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1966-30-2
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/fd6898a3c54a9a505a00e84abc38d84b