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Floral Decorated Textile

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Red, green, and blue floral embroidery on tan and gold fabric. The piece of fabric is long and rectangular. The top half has a tan background, and the bottom half has a gold background. The top half has red flowers with green leaves. The bottom half has red flowers with white and blue accents. A thin red decorative line separates the two halves. Red fringe borders the entire piece. A black and white ruler is below the fabric on a gray background.

Artwork details

Date:
early 18th century
Medium:
Cotton, mordant and resist dyed
Culture:
India (Coromandel Coast)
Dimensions:
599 × 388 px
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