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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
44.8 × 73.3 cm
Place/s of Execution
India
Accession Number
4-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 Naga Tatta, Scind, India. Consisting of a corner border section with three bands of floral motifs surronding a central area of diagonal bands. Colours of red, green, yellow and blue.

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