Sari Item Number: B657 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular pink textile with embroidery. Embroidered in dense rows is a white floral motif with green-yellow stem and leaves. Along the bottom edge is a border with large white floral motifs. The back is unlined.
Narrative
Said to have been collected by Col. R. E. Roome from the old Mogul palace in Old Delhi.
Iconographic Meaning
Phulkari embroidery is a rural tradition of handmade embroidery, literally meaning "flower work". This piece has been said to have a Kashmiri style of embroidery. The main characteristics of phulkari embroidery are the use of a darn stitch on the wrong side of cotton cloth using coloured silken thread. It is a regional embroidery style practiced throughout the Punjab, both in India and in Pakistan, as well as in neighboring regions.
Item History
- Made in Punjab, India ? before 1920
- Collected in Delhi, India during 1920
- Owned by R. E. Roome
- Owned by I. M. Roome before February 1963
- Received from I. M. Roome (Donor) during February 1963
What
- Name
- Sari
- Identification Number
- B657
- Type of Item
- sari
- Material
- silk fibre, cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- embroidered
- Overall
- height 72.5 cm, width 230.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Punjabi ?
- Previous Owner
- R. E. Roome and I. M. Roome
- Received from
- I. M. Roome (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Punjab, India ?
- Collected in
- Delhi, India
When
- Creation Date
- before 1920
- Collection Date
- during 1920
- Ownership Date
- before February 1963
- Acquisition Date
- during February 1963
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0098/0006