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Textile sample

Textile sample
 (19th century)

Medium
block-printed cotton
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1895
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
block-printed cotton
Measurements
36.4 × 63.0 cm
Place/s of Execution
Kashmir, India
Accession Number
13-D2
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1895
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Section of textile from Sambar, Kashmir, India. Cream ground with panels of mostly floral, some zig-zag, some broad vegetative motifs-in colours of red, green, blue and yellow. 10 Sambar, Kashmir.

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