Kantha (Ceremonial Quilt)

1800s

Maker Unknown

Textiles

Kantha (Ceremonial Quilt), 1800s. India, East Bengal, 19th century. Embroidery: cotton thread on cotton tabby ground; overall: 184.8 x 118.7 cm (72 3/4 x 46 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Textile Arts Club 1960.274

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Embroidery
Formatted Medium: embroidery: cotton thread on cotton tabby ground
Medium: embroidery, cotton, thread, tabby, ground
Dimensions: Overall: 184.8 x 118.7 cm (72 3/4 x 46 3/4 in.)
Departments: Textiles
Accession Number: 1960.274
Credit Line: Gift of The Textile Arts Club
Exhibitions: Year in Review (1961), Fiberworks: Tradition and Technique, Material Matters: Fifty Years of Gifts from the Textile Arts Club,
Rights Statement: CC0