MVC-0468 (previous number (MVC number, Mossman-Vitale collection))
Accession number:
Acc.4734
Description:
Scarf; off-white near square, woven in twill with embroidered pattern of curvilianiar border in red, blue, and turquoise forms a square; isolated florals scattered within square and a single corner design of floral motif in one corner; thread ends form unfinished fringe 1 cm on all sides.
Donor:
Kathleen Vitale and Paul Vitale
Collection place:
India
Verbatim coll. place:
India or Ceylon
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Rachel Gould Mossman
Collection date:
1963
Materials:
Wool (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Embroidery (visual works) and Scarves (costume accessories)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
June 23, 2006
Context of use:
woman's garment
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 85 centimeters and length 78 centimeters
Comment:
Conservation: ca. 2cm long gray mark resembling pencil mark near one corner of embroidery