Not currently on display at the V&A

Cover

19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cover of red satin embroidered with coloured silks entirely in chain stitch. The middle pattern consists of vertical waving stems bearing green and brown hand-like leaves and forming ogival compartments, each of which contains a pink or blue eight-petalled flower repeated in horizontal rows. Enclosing this design is a band of blue buds and their leaves. The border has a bold continuous scrolling stem with the same flower as the field between fillets of crosses and s-curves.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Satin embroidered with coloured silks
Brief description
Cover of satin embroidered with coloured silks, Kutch, 19th century
Physical description
Cover of red satin embroidered with coloured silks entirely in chain stitch. The middle pattern consists of vertical waving stems bearing green and brown hand-like leaves and forming ogival compartments, each of which contains a pink or blue eight-petalled flower repeated in horizontal rows. Enclosing this design is a band of blue buds and their leaves. The border has a bold continuous scrolling stem with the same flower as the field between fillets of crosses and s-curves.
Dimensions
  • Length: 40in
  • Width: 28in
Credit line
Given by Lady Ratan Tata, York House, Twickenham
Collection
Accession number
IM.259-1920

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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