Not on display

Fragment

15th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Gujarat (made)
Fostat (found)

Textile fragment of resist-dyed cotton. With a large lotus petal design, possibly forming part of a canopy or tomb cover. colour in red and indigo blue on a yellow-white ground.

Object details

Category
Textiles
Object type
Fragment
Materials and techniques
Resist-dyed cotton
Cotton
Brief description
Textile fragment of resist-dyed cotton, made in Gujarat, found in Fostat, Cairo, circa 15th century
Physical description
Textile fragment of resist-dyed cotton. With a large lotus petal design, possibly forming part of a canopy or tomb cover. colour in red and indigo blue on a yellow-white ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 51cm
  • Width: 31cm
  • Height: 19in
  • Width: 12in
Subject depicted
Lotus
Bibliographic references
  • Swallow, Deborah and John Guy eds. Arts of India: 1550-1900. text by Rosemary Crill, John Guy, Veronica Murphy, Susan Stronge and Deborah Swallow. London : V&A Publications, 1990. 240 p., ill. ISBN 1851770224, p.24, no.11.
  • Guy, J. "Woven Cargoes. Indian Textiles in the East", London, 1998 p. 47, pl. 53
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.72-1972

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Record createdDecember 15, 1999
Record URL
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