Cloth with calligraphic design

CultureIndian, Coromandel Coast or Deccan
Titles
  • Cloth with calligraphic design
Date17th century or earlier
MediumPainted cotton
Dimensions125 3/8 × 37 3/8 in. (318.5 × 94.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Banoo and Jeevak Parpia Collection, museum purchase funded by the Alfred C. Glassell Jr. Accessions Endowment
Object number2024.466
Non exposé

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Department
Asian Art
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Embroidered in yellow thread at top right corner: CB
Inscribed in black ink at bottom right corner: PT
Inscribed in black at lower left edge: NEB[illegible]
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