Not currently on display at the V&A

Cover

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

Cover (Rumal) of green satin embroidered in white and coloured silks entirely in chain stitch. The colour scheme is worked in white, black, blue, yellow, red and purple. In the middle is an eight-pointed star enclosing floral devices converging on a central rosette. The field is covered with repetitions in horizontal rows of a simple floral spray. The border has rosettes and three-pointed leaves separated by standing parrots.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Satin embroidered in silks
Brief description
Cover (Rumal) of satin embroidered in silks, Kutch, 19th century
Physical description
Cover (Rumal) of green satin embroidered in white and coloured silks entirely in chain stitch. The colour scheme is worked in white, black, blue, yellow, red and purple. In the middle is an eight-pointed star enclosing floral devices converging on a central rosette. The field is covered with repetitions in horizontal rows of a simple floral spray. The border has rosettes and three-pointed leaves separated by standing parrots.
Dimensions
  • Length: 29in
  • Width: 29in
Credit line
Given by Lady Ratan Tata, York House, Twickenham
Collection
Accession number
IM.277-1920

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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