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Shawl

Shawl

  • Place of origin:

    Sindh (made)

  • Date:

    mid 20th century (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Embroidered cotton with floss silk

  • Credit Line:

    Given by Mrs Eley and Mrs G. L. Warren

  • Museum number:

    IS.82-1958

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

Physical description

Woman's shawl (abochhini) of embroidered cotton with floss silk in satin stitch. White ground.

Place of Origin

Sindh (made)

Date

mid 20th century (made)

Artist/maker

Unknown

Materials and Techniques

Embroidered cotton with floss silk

Descriptive line

Woman's shawl (abochhini) of embroidered cotton with floss silk, Sindh, Pakistan, mid-20th century

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

p. 21, cat. no 109, ill. p. 110
Indian embroidery / Rosemary Crill ; photography by Richard Davis. London: V&A Publications, 1999 Number: 185177310X, 1851772944 (pbk.)

Subjects depicted

Circles (plane figures)

Categories

Images Online; Textiles; Clothing; Embroidery

Collection

South & South East Asia Collection

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