Mat
1800 - 1850 (made)
| Place of origin |
Circular mat, white cotton ground, with applied red velvet panels in the centre. The wide border is entirely covered with couched silver and silver-gilt strips, inset segments of velvet, with sequins, beetle wing-case sections, and floss-silk embroidery for the leaves of the flowers. The mat is padded and has its original red cotton backing.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Cotton, velvet, metal strips, sequins, floss silk, embroidery, couching. |
| Brief description | Huqqa mat, velvet and metal thread embroidery; India, 1800 to 1850 |
| Physical description | Circular mat, white cotton ground, with applied red velvet panels in the centre. The wide border is entirely covered with couched silver and silver-gilt strips, inset segments of velvet, with sequins, beetle wing-case sections, and floss-silk embroidery for the leaves of the flowers. The mat is padded and has its original red cotton backing. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Production | Probably from Lucknow, but has a seal (possibly from Hyderabad) on the reverse. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.1:1-1999 |
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| Record created | February 3, 2000 |
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