A warm neutral background with dark neutral flowers, repeated in sequence with alternating inversion on the vertical axis from one horizontal band to the next. flowers now almost entirely defaced. Compound cord.
8.89 x 26.04 cm (3 1/2 x 10 1/4 in.)
Wool (goathair) pile on a foundation of silk warps and cotton wefts
18th centuryIndianwool; twill tapestry weave, double-interlocked
18th centuryIndianwool; twill tapestry weave, double-interlocked; supplementary discontinuous wefts
19th centuryIndianOpaque watercolor and gold on cotton
19th-20th centuryIndianRed silk velvet with a gold and paste pattern applied to the surface
17th-18th centuryIndianBrown and Indigo dye on cotton textile fibers
19th-20th centuryIndianTwill tapestry-woven pashmina (goat hair)
18th-19th centuryIndian