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Fragment (India)

This is a Fragment. It is dated ca. 1700 and we acquired it in 1951. Its medium is cotton, silk and its technique is chain stitch embroidery on twill weave. It is a part of the Textiles department.

It is credited Gift of Josephine Howell.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 18 x 29 cm (7 1/16 x 11 7/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Fragment (India); cotton, silk; H x W: 18 x 29 cm (7 1/16 x 11 7/16 in.); Gift of Josephine Howell; 1951-59-2

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