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Length of Fabric for Clothing

Length of Fabric for Clothing. Dimensions: Textile: H. 57 1/2 in. (146.1 cm) W. 28 1/2 in. (72.4 cm) Mount: H. 61 1/4 in. (155.6 cm) W. 32 1/4 in. (81.9 cm) D. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm). Date: 18th century. This length of fabric with intact selvedges is decorated with rows of poppies on a ground of shimmering silver-wrapped thread. Textiles like this example, with repeating patterns of formally arranged, naturalistic flowers on a blank background, were produced in great numbers in Mughal India beginning in the seventeenth century.
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Title:
Length of Fabric for Clothing
Caption:
Length of Fabric for Clothing. Dimensions: Textile: H. 57 1/2 in. (146.1 cm) W. 28 1/2 in. (72.4 cm) Mount: H. 61 1/4 in. (155.6 cm) W. 32 1/4 in. (81.9 cm) D. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm). Date: 18th century. This length of fabric with intact selvedges is decorated with rows of poppies on a ground of shimmering silver-wrapped thread. Textiles like this example, with repeating patterns of formally arranged, naturalistic flowers on a blank background, were produced in great numbers in Mughal India beginning in the seventeenth century.
Technique/material:
Metal wrapped thread, silk; twill weave, brocaded
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Image size:
2424 x 4612 px | 32.0 MB
Print size:
20.5 x 39.0 cm | 8.1 x 15.4 in (300 dpi)
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