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Wall hanging (pardha)
Uzbekistan, Bokhara district
1860
Object Place: Bokhara, Uzbekistan
Medium/Technique
Silk and cotton ikat woven in warp-faced plain weave
Dimensions
Overall: 221.6 x 168.9cm (87 1/4 x 66 1/2in.)
Credit Line
Marshall H. Gould Fund
Accession Number2002.10
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWall hanging consists of 4 1/4 loom widths of silk and cotton ikat, woven in blocks of brilliant color, with jagged edges. The colors appear to be repeated at random but they are in fact the same repeat, the panels being sewn together in random fashion, with the inclusion of several white horizontal, uneven lines, creating the effect of lightning. The design is rare and parts of the original glaze have remained.
ProvenancePrivate European collection. By 2001, Francesca Galloway (dealer), London; 2002, sold by Francesca Galloway to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 23, 2002)