Wall Hanging - Embroidery | C2 Centre for Craft

Typical of material from northern India, this black wool and gold silk cloth is embroidered in silk embroidery floss and gold thread wrapped around a silk core. The heavy embellishment implies the cloth may have been created for an aristocrat. The stains on the lining suggest that the piece was used.

Craftsperson Unknown

Materials black wool, yellow silk, cream silk, cotton thread, silk, embroidery floss, and gold thread

Dimensions 83.3 cm (w) x 84 cm (l)

Date Possibly early 1900s and definitely prior to 1947

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Wall Hanging – Embroidery