Accession No

1988.405


Description

A rectangular piece of red cotton embroidered across with floral motifs in orange, green and white silk threads. It has an embroidered border of repeating floral and leaf shapes all around, and sections of elongated floral and leaf motifs along the two short edges. The cloth is made of four panels stitched together.


Place

Asia; South Asia; India; Gujarat


Period


Source

Caroe, Grace Desborough (Mrs) [field collector]; Cra'ster, Mary Desborough [donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1988.405


Cultural Affliation

Gujarat


Material

Silk Thread; Cotton


Local Term


Measurements

1280mm x 2080mm


Events

Context (Field collection)
Collected by Mrs. Grace Desborough Caroe in 1900.
Event Date 1900
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Large piece of red cotton material with embroidered flower and leaf pattern stitched in colours of white, green and orange silk thread. Good condition. Whole. Floral designs.
Event Date 1988
Author: maa


Context (Amendments / updates)
Box list and label tied to object suggest this object was collected between 1900-1910.
Event Date 27/1/2005
Author: Emily Shorter


Description (Physical description)
This piece is made of four panels stitched together.
Event Date 27/1/2005
Author: Emily Shorter


Description (Physical description)
A rectangular piece of red cotton embroidered across with floral motifs in orange, green and white silk threads. It has an embroidered border of repeating floral and leaf shapes all around, and sections of elongated floral and leaf motifs along the two short edges. The cloth is made of four panels stitched together.
Event Date 21/5/2024
Author: Emily Shorter


Conservation (Freezing)
CON.2024.5950 | Freezing
Event Date 24/5/2024
Author: Kirsty Kernohan


FM:80322

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