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Textile

late 18th century (made)
Place of origin

Muslin ruma, embroidered in double-satin-stitch in white and shades of blue, red, yellow, green and gold. The design in the field illustrates Krishna's dance with the Gopis; the borders are filled wtih continuous floral stems.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Muslin, embroidered
Brief description
Textiles, rumal, muslin, Chamba, late 18th century
Physical description
Muslin ruma, embroidered in double-satin-stitch in white and shades of blue, red, yellow, green and gold. The design in the field illustrates Krishna's dance with the Gopis; 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, cat. no. 1068
Collection
Accession number
IS.2098-1883

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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