Cover
20th century (made), 20th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Quilted cover (kantha) of embroidered cotton with coloured floss silks. The cover consists of three layers of coarse undyed cotton. The layers are stitched together except for the border. Embroidered with a design of two elephants with people sitting on them, with animals, peacocks and flowers filling the space around them. A geometric border runs around the main design.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered cotton with floss silks |
| Brief description | Quilted cover (kantha) of embroidered cotton, Bangladesh, 20th century |
| Physical description | Quilted cover (kantha) of embroidered cotton with coloured floss silks. The cover consists of three layers of coarse undyed cotton. The layers are stitched together except for the border. Embroidered with a design of two elephants with people sitting on them, with animals, peacocks and flowers filling the space around them. A geometric border runs around the main design. |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs M. Archer |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.75-1991 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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