Quarter of a coverlet with animals, birds, flowers, and insects among trees

Details

• Title

  Quarter of a coverlet with animals, birds, flowers, and insects among trees

• Associated place

  Asia › India › west India › Gujarat (place of creation)

• Date

  late 17th century

• Material and technique

  cotton, twill woven, quilted, glazed, and embroidered with coloured silk

• Material index

  organic › vegetal › fibre › cotton;

  organic › animal › animal product › silk

• Technique index

  woven › twill woven;

  needleworked › quilted;

  needleworked › embroidered

• Object type

  furniture/furnishings › furnishing › hanging;

  furniture/furnishings › furnishing › bedding › bedding-cover › bed-cover;

  textile

• Dimensions

  145 x 121 cm (length x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased, 1993.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1993.382

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