MVC-0407 (previous number (MVC number, Mossman-Vitale collection))
Accession number:
Acc.4734
Description:
Table runner: Tan background with drawn-work borders; 3 embroidered floral motifs with intertwining vines and leaves, bordered by a row of black chain stitch lines, a zigzag row of pink chain stitch and a second row of black chain stitich. L=107cm x W=37cm.
Donor:
Kathleen Vitale and Paul Vitale
Collection place:
India
Verbatim coll. place:
India
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Rachel Gould Mossman
Materials:
Cotton (textile) and Wool (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Table runners
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
June 23, 2006
Context of use:
decorative table covering
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 37 centimeters and length 107.5 centimeters
Comment:
Conservation: soiled overall; pen lines from pattern show through on flowers; tag "made in india" stitched on back