Selected South Asia Holdings

Selected South Asia Holdings

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Research in Progress Off-white cotton sheer ground with embroidered design of a stylized floral spray with two large blossoms and numerous small ones curving to the left. The vines are …


SIL: Smithsonian Libraries

Research in Progress Border of cream color cotton, tabby weave, embroidered in colored silks in chain stitch. Pattern of natrualistic floral vine in reds, greens, blues, yellows; shaped corner with …


SIL: Smithsonian Libraries

Research in Progress Rectangular form composed of flat base with canted corners, mounted on six pad feet. Allover conventionalized hammered floral foliate motifs. Dark patina.


SIL: Smithsonian Libraries

Research in Progress Length of bright cerise sheer cotton with widely placed green circular blotches with rosette inside in white and yellow dots. Vermillion ends with simple reserve pattern of …


SIL: Smithsonian Libraries

Research in Progress Resist-printed design of tear-drop shaped forms and floral motif on red ground; bordered by blue ground with daisies with dots enclosed by thin stripes on each side. …


SIL: Smithsonian Libraries

Research in Progress Curving stems with umbrella-like blossoms. Three pieces glued together. (chintz)


SIL: Smithsonian Libraries

Research in Progress Rectangular panel with deep border at each end with tall flowering sprays; field of coin dots. Embroidered in brilliant red silk floss on undyed cotton.


SIL: Smithsonian Libraries

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 …


SIL: Smithsonian Libraries

Research in Progress Corner of a pattern with floral vine borders and floral vine patterned field.


SIL: Smithsonian Libraries

Research in Progress Roughly v-shaped front panel of bodice of fine white cotton cloth with painted and dyed design of variously decorated flower heads, pointed clusters of flowerets, and various …