cover image: Shawl

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Shawl

Research in Progress Four pieces of red silk with a narrow yellow stripe on each side sewn together and embroidered in green with details in yellow, white and black. Design shows a central medallion and smaller medallions that fill the field. A wide border at each end has flowering plants with a narrow border on each side.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
20th century
Dates
20th century
Format
Medium: silk Technique: chain stitch using a needle and fillling stitch with a raised edge
Pages
H x W: 214 x 137 cm (7 ft. 1/4 in. x 53 15/16 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1976-33-2
Rights
Museum purchase from Friends of Textiles Fund
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/206754925f895bfb0f00384cefbf6bc2