Accession No
TEMP.01097.4
Description
Embroidery panel on a brown cotton backing. The top surface features a series of panels of geometric patterns in red, green, orange, blue, pink, purple and brown appliqué cotton, silk and embroidery. Some of the panels feature small inlaid mirrors with borders between them formed of lines of couched multi stranded white thread. At one end is a later addition of a loop of fabric for suspension. The underside shows the red thread used for the couching and some areas of staining and accretions.
Place
Asia; South Asia; India
Period
Source
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
TEMP.01097.4
Cultural Affliation
Material
?Wool; ?Silk; ?Cotton; ?Synthetic; Mirror
Local Term
Measurements
990mm x 1760mm
Events
Context (Amendments / updates)
Possibly found during the Shorts Textile Project 2015.
Event Date 27/8/2020
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
Embroidery hanging on backing of brown ?cotton fabric. Plain and printed fabrics embroidered in red, green, orange, blue, pink, purple and brown thread in a patchwork fashion with areas of mirrorwork.
Event Date 27/8/2020
Author: Katrina Dring
Context (Amendments / updates)
The place field has been updated to include India as similar examples such as Z 20571 B and 1978.107 share a very similar patterns and motifs.
Event Date 23/9/2024
Author: Aedan Jones
Description (Physical description)
Embroidery panel on a brown cotton backing. The top surface features a series of panels of geometric patterns in red, green, orange, blue, pink, purple and brown appliqué cotton, silk and embroidery. Some of the panels feature small inlaid mirrors with borders between them formed of lines of couched multi stranded white thread. At one end is a later addition of a loop of fabric for suspension. The underside shows the red thread used for the couching and some areas of staining and accretions.
Event Date 23/9/2024
Author: Aedan Jones
FM:287791
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