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.)
Silk, lampas weave
15th centuryIndianwool; twill tapestry weave, double-interlocked
IndianOpaque watercolor and gold on cotton
19th-20th centuryIndianwool; twill tapestry weave, double-interlocked
18th-19th centuryIndianwool, twill tapestry weave, double-interlocked (main field); embroidered; supplementary discountinuous wefts in the minor borders
19th centuryIndianChain stitch embroidery of silk thread on unbleached cotton.
17th-18th centuryIndianFiber
19th centuryIndianCotton
18th centuryIndianTwill tapestry-woven pashmina (goat hair)
18th-19th centuryIndian