Skirt
early 20th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Woman's skirt piece of ivory-white silk satin embroidered in brightly coloured silks, entirely in chain-stitch. Vertical wavy leafy stems forming ogival compartments which encloses an aster-shaped flower of yellow or red tint. The border has larger flowers flanked by green parrots and small trees.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silk satin embroidered with silk thread |
| Brief description | Woman's skirt piece of silk satin embroidered in silks, Kutch, Gujarat, early 20th Century. |
| Physical description | Woman's skirt piece of ivory-white silk satin embroidered in brightly coloured silks, entirely in chain-stitch. Vertical wavy leafy stems forming ogival compartments which encloses an aster-shaped flower of yellow or red tint. The border has larger flowers flanked by green parrots and small trees. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Ratan Tata, York House, Twickenham |
| Production | Mochi community. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Indian embroidery / Rosemary Crill ; photography by Richard Davis. London: V&A Publications, 1999 Number: 185177310X, 1851772944 (pbk.)
p.85, cat. no.75 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.246-1920 |
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| Record created | October 17, 2002 |
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