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Border

17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Hugli (made)

Border made of white muslin embroidered with yellow 'tasar' silk in chain stitch. With repeating pattern of birds and deer among floral sprigs between two narrow wavy sprig borders. All the motifs, worked in rows of chain stitch, are yellow on a white ground. Below is a scalloped fringe of loose bobbin lace.

Object details

Categories
Embroidery
Textiles
Lace
Object type
Border
Materials and techniques
Embroidered cotton muslin with silk, bobbin lace
Cotton
Embroidered
Brief description
Border made of muslin embroidered with 'tasar' silk, Hugli, Bengal, 17th century.
Physical description
Border made of white muslin embroidered with yellow 'tasar' silk in chain stitch. With repeating pattern of birds and deer among floral sprigs between two narrow wavy sprig borders. All the motifs, worked in rows of chain stitch, are yellow on a white ground. Below is a scalloped fringe of loose bobbin lace.
Dimensions
  • Length: 155cm
  • Width: 23cm
  • Length: 61in
  • Width: 8.75in
  • Repeat length: 12in (approx.)
Credit line
Given by Miss Evelyn J. Markham and Miss Mabel F. Markham
Production
The town of Hooghly on the River Hooghly or Bhagirathi was a trading post for many European companies including East India Company.
Subjects depicted
Flower
Bird
Bibliographic references
  • Arts of Bengal : the heritage of Bangladesh and eastern India : an exhibition organized by the Whitechapel Art Gallery in collaboration with the Victoria and Albert Museum : 9 November-30 December 1979, Whitechapel Art Gallery ..., 12 January-17 February 1980, Manchester City Art Gallery ... . [London]: Whitechapel Art Gallery, [1979] Number: 085488047X (pbk.) : p.66
  • Indian embroidery / Rosemary Crill ; photography by Richard Davis. London: V&A Publications, 1999 Number: 185177310X, 1851772944 (pbk.) p.39, pl. 20
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
T.6-1936

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Record createdJanuary 15, 2003
Record URL
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