Artist
Unknown Indian
CultureIndian
Titles
- Embroidered Panel
Datec. 1750–1800
MediumCotton; embroidered with silk and metal-wrapped thread; couching and satin stitch
DimensionsOverall: 40 × 66 in. (101.6 × 167.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Franci Neely, Olive and Bruce Baganz, Joy and Benjamin Warren, and Hamid and Lily Kooros
Object number2016.287
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
112M Islamic Art Gallery
On view
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Department
Art of the Islamic WorldsObject Type
This visually striking panel is one of the
finest embroidered textiles from the Deccan region of south-central India. The
elaborate design, sumptuous palette, intricate embroidery, and lavish use of
metal-wrapped thread suggest that it was probably made in a royal workshop and
intended for a courtly setting. It may have been used to cover a throne
platform. Many of these textiles were also made for overseas markets. This
panel came from a Portuguese collection and was likely imported from Portuguese
trading ports in colonial India during the active global trade of the 18th
century.
ProvenanceJorge de Brito collection, Portugal; [Amir Mohtashemi Ltd, London, February, 2015]; purchased by MFAH, 2016.
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