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Textile

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rectangular textile with wavy top and bottom edges. The textile features a repeating pattern of four identical square sections, each containing a gold-colored image of a person. The images are surrounded by red, green, and white designs. The sections are separated by thin white dotted lines and connected by leafy vines with flowers. The top and bottom of the textile have a border of white dots, with leafy vines and flowers in shades of red, green, and gold. The background of the textile is black. The work is titled "Textile" by an unknown artist.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
silk, cotton, metal, glass
Culture
Burma
Dimensions
599 × 216 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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