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Jamdani sari
Woman's wrapper (sari)
Jamdani sari
Indian (Bengali)
19th–early 20th century
Object Place: Bengal, India
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave with cotton and metallic discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts
Dimensions
Overall: 108 x 514cm (42 1/2 x 202 3/8in.)
Credit Line
Marianne Brimmer Fund
Accession Number21.1426
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSari with brown ground and white and gold metallic patterning. Central field is patterned with white geometric temples or pyramids, and gold flowers. Borders have white creeping vines with gold flowers. Pallu with rows of white stripes and a central block with three rows of white and gold floral patterning.
Provenance1921, purchased by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (b. 1887 - d. 1947) for the MFA. (Accession date: July 7, 1921)