Embroidered Textile Item Number: 1440/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Red cotton textile, embroidered with red, dark brown and yellow floral designs, mirrors and border motifs. There are three embroidered panels on the textile: a large band of embroidery is shaped like an elongated, inverted triangle, while the two much smaller panels are rectangular in shape, are located one of either side of the large panel, and are identical to each other. The embroidery designs on all three bands are composed of regularly-spaced, round, red floral motifs, each surrounded by a circle of mirrorwork. Each panel is bordered by narrow brown and yellow strips. The embroidery is so dense that it obscures the background textile.
History Of Use
A ‘shirt-front,’ meant to be used in the construction of a shirt, dress or tunic. The large embroidered panel forms the front neckline and covers the chest, while the smaller embroideries form the cuffs.
Specific Techniques
satin stitch; stem stitch; buttonhole stitch; lazy daisy stitch
Item History
- Made in Baluchistan, Pakistan ? or Sindh, Pakistan ? before December 3, 1990
- Owned by Irene Canning before December 3, 1990
- Received from Irene Canning (Donor) on December 3, 1990
What
- Name
- Embroidered Textile
- Identification Number
- 1440/1
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- silk fibre ?, cotton fibre, glass, silver alloy metal ? and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- embroidered
- Overall
- height 96.0 cm, width 49.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- South Asian
- Previous Owner
- Irene Canning
- Received from
- Irene Canning (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Baluchistan, Pakistan ? or Sindh, Pakistan ?
When
- Creation Date
- before December 3, 1990
- Ownership Date
- before December 3, 1990
- Acquisition Date
- on December 3, 1990
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1440/0001