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Textile

19th century (made)
Place of origin

A child's dress embroidered in chain-stitch in red, yellow, green and white on a purplish shot-silk ground. All over pattern of closely diapered floral sprigs.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
embroidered silk
Brief description
Textiles, child's dress, silk embroidery, Sind, 19th century
Physical description
A child's dress embroidered in chain-stitch in red, yellow, green and white on a purplish shot-silk ground. All over pattern of closely diapered floral sprigs.
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. 220, cat. no. 1063
Collection
Accession number
7927(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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