MVC-0513 (previous number (MVC number, Mossman-Vitale collection))
Accession number:
Acc.4734
Object count:
1
Description:
Embroidered Cloth; L=260cm x W=131.5 cm; red ground embroidered with off-white, orange, and gold geometric shapes (stars) on light green fine grid; 2 pieces of fabric (L=80 cm and W=51.5 cm) sewn together along length; silk floss embroidery; 3 areas of deep blue-violet patterned embroidery in one corner; worn away orange embroidered pattern along selvedge.
Donor:
Kathleen Vitale and Paul Vitale
Collection place:
India
Verbatim coll. place:
India; Phulkari- Punjabi? (per Chere Mah and Gyongy Laky)
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Rachel Gould Mossman
Materials:
Cotton (textile) and Silk
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Embroidery (visual works) and Textile samples
Function:
2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)
Accession date:
June 23, 2006
Context of use:
Unknown
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 131.5 centimeters and length 260 centimeters
Comment:
Conservation: ink stain; smells of mildew; hole with orange coloring around it; embroidery is worn away in some areas; some small wear tears