Textile Length with Seated Deer and Floral Blossoms
This textile was hand-woven in 2018 on a traditional Indian draw-loom by silk-weaver Hasmat Ansari in village Amehta, Uttar Pradesh, India. Its original design of seated deer interspersed with floral blossoms against silver ground is inspired by Mughal album borders. The silver here is only mildly patinated allowing us to visualize a similar effect in historical textiles which are now largely all tarnished.
Artwork Details
- Title: Textile Length with Seated Deer and Floral Blossoms
- Designer: Rahul Jain (Indian, born Delhi 1963)
- Artist: Handwoven by Hasmat Ansari (Indian)
- Date: 2018
- Geography: Made in India, Amehta, Uttar Pradesh
- Medium: Silk and silver lamella
- Dimensions: L. 115 5/8 in. (293.6 cm)
W. 37 in. (94 cm) - Classification: Textiles
- Credit Line: Purchase, Elizabeth S. Ettinghausen Gift, in memory of Richard Ettinghausen, Estate of Howard Hodgkin and KMC Foundation Gifts, and funds from various donors, 2021
- Object Number: 2021.32
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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