18th century
India
Object qualities
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Objecttextile (towels, carpets, etc.): Fragment
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumCotton, silk; plain weave, embroidered, quilted
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SizeTextile: H. 67 in. (170.2 cm) W. 56 in. (142.2 cm) Mount: H. 77 in. (195.6 cm) W. 64 in. (162.6 cm)
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Geography detailsAttributed to
India -
Country today
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Date18th century
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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This section from a tent lining is immediately distinguished from contemporary embroideries made for export by the use of the favorite Mughal motif of the single flowering plant within an arched niche. It would have hung on the inside of a tent made of a plain cotton textile, enlivening the interior space of a home-away from-home, the tent city erected by the court on the move during campaigns or the seasonal migrations between capitals.
Reconstructions of this ornament