Shawl or Sash Fragment [Top and Bottom]

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Shawl or Sash Fragment [Top and Bottom]

Mid- 18th century

Artist/maker unknown, Indian

This shawl fragment shows an early design of the boteh - a sort of teardrop shape with an overhanging, pendant tip - featuring flower-filled botehs that contain small vases with bouquets of flowers. Its shape, size, and the plain ground surrounding the boteh motif indicate a mid-eighteenth-century date for the fragment.

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Object Details

Title:

Shawl or Sash Fragment [Top and Bottom]

Date:

Mid- 18th century

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Indian

Medium:

Wool and cotton (green yarn) tapestry twill

Dimensions:

10 13/16 x 10 1/4inches (27.5 x 26cm)

Classification:

Textiles

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Keehmle Fund, 1928

Accession Number:

1928-29-35b

Geography:

Made in Kashmir, India, Asia

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