Wall hanging

Museum number:
9-15675
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090015675
Alternate number:
890 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3032 and Acc.3032.09
Description:
Wall hanging. Silk. Plain weave, embroidered, Damask borders. Yellow ground, varicolored designs, red borders. Floral, bird, human figure motives. Border strip loose, has 1 patch, a few holes and worn spots. 1 yard, 18½ inches by 1 yard, 9½ inches.
Donor:
Design Department (UC Berkeley) and Katherine Hooker
Collection place:
India
Verbatim coll. place:
INDIA
Culture or time period:
Indian
Materials:
Mica (mineral) and Silk
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Embroidery (visual works) and Wall hangings
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
1974
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 46 inches and width 45 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Wall hanging, accession number 9-15675, described as Wall hanging. Silk. Plain weave, embroidered, Damask borders. Yellow ground, varicolored designs, red borders. Floral, bird, human figure motives. Border strip loose, has 1 patch, a few holes and worn spots. 1 yard, 18½ inches by 1 yard, 9½ inches.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wall hanging, accession number 9-15675, described as Wall hanging. Silk. Plain weave, embroidered, Damask borders. Yellow ground, varicolored designs, red borders. Floral, bird, human figure motives. Border strip loose, has 1 patch, a few holes and worn spots. 1 yard, 18½ inches by 1 yard, 9½ inches.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wall hanging, accession number 9-15675, described as Wall hanging. Silk. Plain weave, embroidered, Damask borders. Yellow ground, varicolored designs, red borders. Floral, bird, human figure motives. Border strip loose, has 1 patch, a few holes and worn spots. 1 yard, 18½ inches by 1 yard, 9½ inches.

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