Scarf

Eastern India

textilecostume

Date

19th century

Medium

Silk, plain simple cloth, semi-transparent brocaded with gold wound on yellow silk core; stripes and four corner motifs of red silk and border of gold warp along selvages

Dimensions

247 × 125.7 cm (97 1/4 × 49 1/2 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Gift of Mrs. W.J. Watson

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