Bedspread

Museum number:
9-11254
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090011254
Alternate number:
428 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2696
Description:
Bedspread; machine made cotton tapestry in purple, orange, yellow, green floral pattern; reversible; length 224 cm, width 118 cm. Woven inscription on ends “Devsani, Sholapur” refers to the factory situated in Sholapur.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Solapur, Maharashtra State, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Madhya Pradesh, Sholapur
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
1969-1970
Materials:
Cotton (textile) (tapestry weave)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bedspreads
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
As a bedspread or combination bedspread and covering sheet. Woven inscription on ends - Devsani, Sholapur, refers to the factory situated in Sholapur. Made by men.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 224 centimeters and width 118 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Bedspread, accession number 9-11254, described as Bedspread; machine made cotton tapestry in purple, orange, yellow, green floral pattern; reversible; length 224 cm, width 118 cm. Woven inscription on ends “Devsani, Sholapur” refers to the factory situated in Sholapur.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bedspread, accession number 9-11254, described as Bedspread; machine made cotton tapestry in purple, orange, yellow, green floral pattern; reversible; length 224 cm, width 118 cm. Woven inscription on ends “Devsani, Sholapur” refers to the factory situated in Sholapur.

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