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Cushion Cover

c.1855 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cushion cover, black velvet with geometric embroidery in red, pink, green and silver-wrapped thread.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Velvet, woven, embroidered with silk and silver-wrapped thread
Brief description
Cushion cover of velvet embroidered with floss silks and couched silver- and silver-gilt wrapped thread, Sindh, Pakistan, c.1855
Physical description
Cushion cover, black velvet with geometric embroidery in red, pink, green and silver-wrapped thread.
Dimensions
  • Length: 46cm
  • Width: 46cm
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 3642: 'Velvet Cushion Cover / Scinde / 55 / Blue Emb'd with Gold Silver & floss Silk'.
Historical context
Intended for use as a cushion cover, domestic textile.
Other number
3642 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
6070(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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