Shawl
19th century (made)
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Shawl (bagh), handspoun and woven cotton (khadar) ground in terracotta colour, heavily embroidered in a counted, surface darning stitch with floss silk (phulkari). Ground fabric entirely covered in a pattern of large diamonds of alternating golden yellow and white, made up of smaller diamond 'bricks'. One long edge embroidered with alternating triangles in rows of yellow, pink, purple, green and white. The other three edges left plain.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered cotton with floss silks |
| Brief description | Shawl (bagh), cotton embroidered with floss silk (phulkari) in large lozenge pattern, western Punjab, 19th century; Textile; Clothing |
| Physical description | Shawl (bagh), handspoun and woven cotton (khadar) ground in terracotta colour, heavily embroidered in a counted, surface darning stitch with floss silk (phulkari). Ground fabric entirely covered in a pattern of large diamonds of alternating golden yellow and white, made up of smaller diamond 'bricks'. One long edge embroidered with alternating triangles in rows of yellow, pink, purple, green and white. The other three edges left plain. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Colours of the Indus : costume and textiles of Pakistan / Nasreen Askari and Rosemary Crill. London: Merrell Holberton in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1997 Number: 1858940443
pp. 98-99, ill. pl. 158 |
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| Accession number | IS.3-1961 |
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| Record created | March 27, 2003 |
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