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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