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Embroidered Coverlet (Rumal).
Embroidered Coverlet
Embroidered Coverlet (Rumal).
Embroidered Coverlet (Rumal).
Museum of International Folk Art; Gift of the Lloyd E. Cotsen and Neutrogena Corporation Collection. Photographs by Pat Pollard.
DepartmentTextiles-Asia

Embroidered Coverlet

NameCoverlet
CultureGerati (?), Punjabi (?)
DateLate 19th century
Place madeGujarat or possibly Punjab, India, South Asia, Asia
MediumSilk Embroidery on a cotton Ground
Dimensions65 3/4 × 66 in. (167.0053 × 167.6403 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.435
Object numberA.1995.93.435
Collections
DescriptionClover-leaf shaped band filled with riders on horseback. Central circle of female figures. Within each clover leaf section is a male figure fanned by 4 female figures. Borders have scampering, anthropomorphized animals. Cover is made of silk embroidery on cotton ground; predominant colors are red and purple; multi-colored but subdued palette.
Sampler from Spain.
Sampler
Artist Not Recorded
1654 or 1854
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Embroidery fragment from the Hem of a Skirt
Embroidery fragment from the Hem of a Skirt
Artist Not Recorded
18th century
Paper cut
Paper cut
ca.1937
Paper cut
Paper cut
ca.1937
Campamento de Zapata
Campamento de Zapata
2010
Paper cut
Paper cut
ca.1937
Paper cut
Paper cut
ca.1937
Paper cut
Paper cut
ca.1937
Robe, Kimono, White designs, embroidered (Sashiko style) onto black cotton.
Sachiko kimono
Artist Not Recorded
Prayer Stone Wrapper
Prayer Stone Wrapper
c. 1960
Prayer Stone Wrapper
Prayer Stone Wrapper
Mid-20th century
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