DepartmentTextiles-Asia

Kantha

NameQuilt

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Datec. 1900

Place madeBangladesh, India, South Asia, Asia

MediumCotton

Dimensions39 × 35 7/16 in. (99 × 90 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.1.654

Object numberA.1980.1.654

Collections

Multiple Visions: A Common Bond

DescriptionQuilted, embroidered, running stitch. Lotus motif in red, yellow and green. Lotus at center surrounded by fish animals, bird, and couples. Outside border with floral motifs. Multicolored on white cotton ground.

Discover More

Kantha

Artist Not Recorded

c. 1920

Thobe

Artist Not Recorded

ca. 1930s

Thobe

Artist Not Recorded

ca. 1910

Thobe

Artist Not Recorded

ca. 1920-1930

Colcha embroidery

Artist Not Recorded

ca. 1840-1865

Toran

c. 1945

Quilt (Kantha)

Artist Not Recorded

Late 19th century

Zanavyesky/Pair of icon curtains

Akulina Ovchinikov

1970s

19th c.

c. 1960

Addie B. Jovett

1984