Textile Item Number: B672 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular piece of thin, beige, woven cotton with a twisted and knotted fringe along the short ends. Material is entirely covered with golden floral embroidery. Faded red-brown dye marking the pattern is visible in places where the embroidery is missing.
Item History
- Made in India
- Collected during 1870
- Owned by Universal Art Gallery before March 1960
- Received from Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Universal Art Gallery (Seller) during March 1960
What
- Name
- Textile
- Identification Number
- B672
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven and embroidered
- Overall
- height 128.5 cm, width 147.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Indian
- Previous Owner
- Universal Art Gallery
- Received from
- Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Universal Art Gallery (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- India
When
- Collection Date
- during 1870
- Ownership Date
- before March 1960
- Acquisition Date
- during March 1960
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0024/0015