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1800-1890 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Mat of plain-weave cotton embroidered with silk in chain or tambour, straight and running stitches with laid and couched silk thread and laid and couched metal thread. There is an interlining/backing of striped cotton through which some of the couching has been worked.
Running stitch has been used to create the effect of quilting on the surface fabric.
Running stitch has been used to create the effect of quilting on the surface fabric.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | cotton yarn, silk thread, metal thread, weaving, embroidering, sewing. |
| Brief description | embroidered & quilted, 1800s, Persian |
| Physical description | Mat of plain-weave cotton embroidered with silk in chain or tambour, straight and running stitches with laid and couched silk thread and laid and couched metal thread. There is an interlining/backing of striped cotton through which some of the couching has been worked. Running stitch has been used to create the effect of quilting on the surface fabric. |
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| Production | India, probably |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1389-1900 |
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| Record created | October 8, 2008 |
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