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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
62.3 × 49.8 cm
Place/s of Execution
Gwalior, India
Accession Number
20-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 block-printed textile from Gwalior, Rajputana, India. Beige ground with a border pattern of floral and geometric patterns in burgundy, black and pale blue. 17 Gwalior, Rajputana.

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