Phulkari

CultureIndian, Punjab
Titles
  • Phulkari
Date19th century
MediumCotton with silk floss embroidery
DimensionsOverall: 108 1/4 × 60 in. (275 × 152.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Banoo and Jeevak Parpia Collection, gift of Banoo and Jeevak Parpia
Object number2024.758
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Department
Asian Art
Object Type
ProvenanceProvenance varies by object.
Exhibition HistoryWoven Wonders: Indian Textiles from the Parpia Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston , June 10 to September 4, 2023
The Cloth that Changed the World: India's Painted and Printed Cottons Royal Ontario Museum , September 12, 2020 to January 2, 2022
Traded Treasure: Indian Textiles for Global Markets, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art , January 26, 2019 to June 9, 2019
Gates of the Lord: The Tradition of Krishna Paintings, Art Institute of Chicago September 13, 2015 to January 3, 2016
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Mark on recto short edge
Catalogue raisonnéN/A

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