Textile Fragment

ca. 1900

Not on view

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Title: Textile Fragment
Date: ca. 1900
Geography: Attributed to India, Punjab, probably Amritsar
Medium: Cotton and silk; embroidered
Dimensions: H. 92 1/4 in. (234 cm)
W. 29 1/2 in. (75 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Embroidered
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Frances de Forest Stewart, 1955
Object Number: 55.223.8
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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