Rumal
late 18th century
| Place of origin |
Muslin rumal. embroidered in double-satin-stitch in white and shades of blue, red, yellow, green and gold silks, and grey tinsel. The design in the field includes a four-armed Krishna with Radha under a pointed arch in the centre, Garuda, and other figures; the borders are filled wtih continuous floral stems.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Embroidered muslin |
| Brief description | Textiles, muslin, embroidered, Nurpur Panjab, 19th century |
| Physical description | Muslin rumal. embroidered in double-satin-stitch in white and shades of blue, red, yellow, green and gold silks, and grey tinsel. The design in the field includes a four-armed Krishna with Radha under a pointed arch in the centre, Garuda, and other figures; the borders are filled wtih continuous floral stems. |
| Bibliographic reference | The art of India and Pakistan, a commemorative catalogue of the exhibition held at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1947-8. Edited by Sir Leigh Ashton. London: Faber and Faber, [1950]
p. 221, caqt. no. 1069 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.1176-1883 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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