Textile fragment with paisley design / Artist Unknown, India

About this Item

Accession Number: 1930.31
Title: Textile fragment with paisley design
Artist: Artist Unknown, India
Artist Nationality: Indian
Medium and Support: plain weave cotton, madder dye and metallic thread
Object Creation Date: 19th century
Credit Line: Museum Purchase
Dimensions: 17.8 cm x 17.2 cm (7 in. x 6 3/4 in.)
Century: 19th century
Physical Description: A small fragment of a larger cloth, of unknown function. The base is a plain-weave cotton, now a faded red, and the woven brocade design is of densely-packed, alternating rows of 'boteh' (paisley) patterns.
Subject Matter: paisley patterns
Primary Keywords: textiles
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1728 x 1636
File Size: 376 KB
Record: 1930.31
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Full citation: "Textile fragment with paisley design; Artist Unknown, India." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1930.31/1930.31.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 31, 2024.