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.)
Cotton
18th centuryIndianwool; twill tapestry weave, double-interlocked
19th centuryIndianPashmina wool (undercoat of cashmere goat) pile on a foundation of silk warps and cotton wefts
18th 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 centuryIndian