Pelmet

Museum number:
9-11201
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
474 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2696
Description:
Pelmet (toran); multicoloured cotton and silk applique in floral motifs; Length 96 cm., Wdith 30 cm.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Uttar Pradesh, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Rajasthan or Uttar Pradesh att.
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
1969
Materials:
Cotton (textile) and Satin
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
For hanging over the lintel of a door, or for general ornamental use.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 96 centimeters and width 30 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Pelmet, accession number 9-11201, described as Pelmet (toran); multicoloured cotton and silk applique in floral motifs; Length 96 cm., Wdith 30 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Pelmet, accession number 9-11201, described as Pelmet (toran); multicoloured cotton and silk applique in floral motifs; Length 96 cm., Wdith 30 cm.

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