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Textile sample

Textile sample
(19th century)

Medium
block-printed cotton

Measurements
40.7 × 66.7 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1895

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
India

Accession Number
6-D2

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest

Physical description
Section of block-printed fabric from Naga Tatta, Scind, India. Consisting of a broad border of three bands of floral motifs with an adjoining area of larger geomemetric shapes in colours of red, green, black, mustard.