Artist
Ajit Kumar Das(Indian, born 1957)Indian, born 1957
CultureIndian
Titles
- Gabhi (The Cows)
Date1996
MediumCotton, natural dyes, and mordants
Dimensions69 5/16 × 50 11/16 in. (176 × 128.8 cm)
Mount: 78 9/16 × 59 7/16 in. (199.5 × 151 cm)
Mount: 78 9/16 × 59 7/16 in. (199.5 × 151 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment
Object number2023.118
Non exposé
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Signed and dated in black at lower right: Ajit Kumar Das, 96 [cursive]
Verso: [none]
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Recto: Signed in black at lower right: Ajit Kumar Das [cursive]
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late 18th–mid- 19th century
Cotton; plain weave, mordant painted and dyed, resist-dyed
B.61.47
Samuel Gassman
2023
Tiara: Iron, platinum, enamel on copper, 19th century neoclassical helmet shell cameos, pink conch shell cameo, 19th century malachite cameo, 19th century hard stone cameo, shell, ebony, rose quartz, citrine, opal, garnet, sea glass, aquamarine, amethyst, gold, natural pearls, tigers eye, 19th century cut steel, silk, cotton velvet, and silk floss
Box: Archival foam core, Magic Smooth resin, cotton gauze, silk, cotton velvet, silver, metallic bullion ribbon, paper, cotton damask c. 1900, silk damask c. 1850, 18th century linen, cotton thread, and silk floss
2024.284.A,.B
