Object Number | 29-96-61 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Indian | Persian |
Provenience | India | Rajasthan |
Period | 19th Century |
Date Made | Late 19th Century |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Cotton | Paste | Mirrors |
Technique | Resist Dyed | Khari | Woven |
Iconography | Floral | Qajar Coat of Arms | Lion | Crown | Crest |
Description | Very large rectangular pink textile painted with borders of little gold flowers inside of small diamonds. The image of the lion crest topped with a crown seems to indicate that this was made for the Persian market as this is the coat of arms for the Qajar Dynasty in Iran. Dyed, plain-weave cotton printed using the khari technique. Design is hand drown and applied with roghan, mixed with metallic powders such as ground mica or glitter. Each flower has a mirror attached at the center. The central panel has two lions rearing up around a circular crest topped with a crown all painted in gold. A large flower is painted at each corner. Border along outermost edge is of small flowers with three parallel lines along two edges. |
Height | 173 cm |
Width | 343 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
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