Photo of collection object Fragment
Fragment, 1800s. Block printed and overpainted with silver leaf (varak) on dyed plain weave muslin, Overall: 28.8 x 13.9 cm (11 5/16 x 5 1/2 in.). Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1952.191. CC0.

Fragment

1800s

Maker Unknown

Textiles

Fragment, 1800s. India, Rajasthan. Block printed and overpainted with silver leaf (varak) on dyed plain weave muslin; overall: 28.8 x 13.9 cm (11 5/16 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1952.191
Original Source
Maker/Artist
Maker Unknown
Classification
Textile
Formatted Medium
Block printed and overpainted with silver leaf (varak) on dyed plain weave muslin
Medium
block, printed, overpainted, silver, leaf, varak, dyed, plain, weave, muslin
Dimensions
Overall: 28.8 x 13.9 cm (11 5/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Departments
Textiles
Accession Number
1952.191
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Exhibitions
Design in Printed Textiles, Needles, Dye-Pots, and Looms: Textile Traditions in India,
Rights Statement
CC0

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