Quilt
ca. 1900 (made)
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Quilt (rilli) of embroidered cotton. Coloured cottons on black cotton, and backed with green. The stitch represents the scales of a snake.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered cotton, backed and quilted |
| Brief description | Quilt (rilli) of embroidered cotton, Tatta, Pakistan, ca. 1900 |
| Physical description | Quilt (rilli) of embroidered cotton. Coloured cottons on black cotton, and backed with green. The stitch represents the scales of a snake. |
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| Credit line | Collection of the late Mr Justice Feroze Nana, given to the V&A by his widow, Mrs. Shireen Feroze Nana, and children |
| Bibliographic reference | Indian embroidery / Rosemary Crill ; photography by Richard Davis. London: V&A Publications, 1999 Number: 185177310X, 1851772944 (pbk.)
p.80, cat. no. 71 |
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| Accession number | IS.4-1981 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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