cover image: Fragment

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Fragment

Research in Progress Design is resist-printed in indigo, reserved in natural color; shows top half of a shield shape with border enclosing arabesques or vines. A stylized lotus is inside the "shield" and below, half of a round petal shape is visible. Printing on reverse is identical and equally clear.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
14th–15th century
Dates
14th–15th century
Format
Medium: cotton Technique: resist-printed on plain weave
Pages
H x W: 12.3 x 9.5 cm (4 13/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1957-115-6
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/e834c03a45f5a4af2ec993c1ee42d787