Textile Item Number: B658 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Silk and cotton, square textile consisting of a central dark purple coloured panel with a repeated floral design in red, green, pink and cream. Around the centre is a thick border of navy silk damask fabric with a floral design. The reverse has a cotton lining with a red, white and black repeated, geometric pattern.
Narrative
Collected by Col. R. E. Roome from the old Mogul palace in Old Delhi.
Item History
- Made in India
- Collected 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
- Textile
- Identification Number
- B658
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- silk fibre, cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- printed and embroidered
- Overall
- height 74.6 cm, width 72.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kashmiri
- 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
- India
When
- Collection Date
- during 1920
- Ownership Date
- before February 1963
- Acquisition Date
- during February 1963
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0098/0003