Unknown Artist
- Title
- Pair of mirrorwork curtains
- Place of origin
-
Kutch →
Gujarat →
India
- Cultural origin
- possibly Kutch
- Year
- late 19th century-early 20th century
- Media category
- Textile
- Materials used
- embrioidered satin silk; tan ground with pink and green work
- Dimensions
-
a - Part a; 186 x 60cm; without tassels
b - Part b; 196 x 56cm; with hooks
- Credit
- Gift of Dr J. Masselos 2010
- Accession number
- 282.2010.a-b
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
Acquired in England, these curtains are an example of an embroidery created for English taste, the drop of the curtain is plain 'khaddar' (hand spun and woven cotton). Both are embroidered at the bottom with the motifs common to Kutch courtly embroidery but showing the influence of less rarefied traditions.
Asian Art Department, AGNSW, October 2010.
- Bibliography (1)
-
Jim Masselos (Australia) (Author), India's textile heritage: a research collection, Sydney, 1991, 8. cat.no. 15d
