Stole
early 19th century (made)
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Stole of woven pashmina (goat hair), embroidered with floss silks. Red ground (some white sections in end borders). Polychrome embroidery in a variety of stitches; satin, outline, etc., in a flower and foliage design. A narrow band of embroidery runs down the outer edges of the side, and at each end is a broad border with large cones or butis, as in a Kashmir shawl. The butis are made up of small floral motifs. The field or body of the stole is plain.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven pashmina (goat hair), embroidered with floss silks |
| Brief description | Stole, embroidered pashmina, probably woven in Kashmir and embroidered in Delhi, early 19th century |
| Physical description | Stole of woven pashmina (goat hair), embroidered with floss silks. Red ground (some white sections in end borders). Polychrome embroidery in a variety of stitches; satin, outline, etc., in a flower and foliage design. A narrow band of embroidery runs down the outer edges of the side, and at each end is a broad border with large cones or butis, as in a Kashmir shawl. The butis are made up of small floral motifs. The field or body of the stole is plain. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr E. F. Clark |
| Object history | Registered File number 1976/2540. |
| Production | Probably woven in Kashmir and embroidered in Delhi. |
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| Accession number | IS.35-1976 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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