Selected South Asia Holdings

Research in Progress Two alternating floral vine pattern stripes, three-quarters of an inch wide, one gold and the other silver on a red-purple background.

Research in Progress Rectangular table mat made up of six pieces of probably much larger dark blue cotton hanging embroidered in course counted darning stitch in silk flosses in brilliant …

Scalloped valence with one seam. Chintz fabric features pineapples and exotic botanicals in brown, purple, greens, yellow, pink and red on a white ground.

Research in Progress Necklace: Thin metal (copper or gilt alloy) with tooled ornaments, each bead filled with composition. Cloth disks separate the beads from each other. Most beads are roughly …

Research in Progress Very close-set stylized gold leaf repeats on tobacco brown coarse satin ground. Wide satin selvage with double warps set off by two stripes formed by metallic weft …

Research in Progress Close-set diagonal repeat of small pointed leaf outlined in black and decorated with gold dot in lower part, above tiny stem; on dull yellow-green ground.

Research in Progress Horizontal band with symmetrical repeats of tri-partite sawtooth leaves and smaller green leaves alternating with flowering spray wreathed with small leaves. In beige, tan and greens with …

Research in Progress Curving vines and isolated flowers on a blue and white striped background.

Research in Progress Silk square with tan ground and blue and white design imitating Javanese batik. Border of chevrons and dots enclosing acorns. Scattered floral motifs of twelve-petaled rosettes and …