Kantha (Embroidered Quilt)
Artist/maker unknown, Bengali
Geography:
Made in Bangladesh, Asia
or West Bengal, India, Asia
Made in Undivided Bengal, Asia
Date:
19th centuryMedium:
Cotton plain weave with cotton embroidery in back, buttonhole, darning, running, marking cross, cross, dot, eye, stem filling, fern, and seed stitchesDimensions:
37 1/2 x 37 1/2 inches (95.2 x 95.3 cm)Curatorial Department:
Costume and TextilesObject Location:
1994-148-705Credit Line:
Stella Kramrisch Collection, 1994
Made in Bangladesh, Asia
or West Bengal, India, Asia
Made in Undivided Bengal, Asia
Date:
19th centuryMedium:
Cotton plain weave with cotton embroidery in back, buttonhole, darning, running, marking cross, cross, dot, eye, stem filling, fern, and seed stitchesDimensions:
37 1/2 x 37 1/2 inches (95.2 x 95.3 cm)Curatorial Department:
Costume and TextilesObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1994-148-705Credit Line:
Stella Kramrisch Collection, 1994
Label:
The Gaudiya Vaishnava devotional imagery on this kantha includes golden-flowered kadamba trees and blue lotus flowers at the corners, both sacred to Krishna. Each side depicts a key episode from the god's early life. At right, baby Krishna mischievously steals butter from his mother's churn. At left, dashing Krishna plays his flute to the enraptured gopis (cowherd women). At bottom, he rides a horse composed of gopis and led by Radha, his paramount lover. At top, he ferries Radha and the gopis across the river, demanding favors for their passage.
The Gaudiya Vaishnava devotional imagery on this kantha includes golden-flowered kadamba trees and blue lotus flowers at the corners, both sacred to Krishna. Each side depicts a key episode from the god's early life. At right, baby Krishna mischievously steals butter from his mother's churn. At left, dashing Krishna plays his flute to the enraptured gopis (cowherd women). At bottom, he rides a horse composed of gopis and led by Radha, his paramount lover. At top, he ferries Radha and the gopis across the river, demanding favors for their passage.