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Bed cover
Indo-European
19th century
Object Place: Indian
Medium/Technique
Silk; embroidery: cotton, silk yarn
Dimensions
Overall: 186 x 260cm (73 1/4 x 102 3/8in.)
Credit Line
Textile Income Purchase Fund, Purchased for The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number1976.780
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Asia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionBedcover. Silk yarns embroidered on plain woven cotton ground. Border design of meandering wine with leaves and floral blossoms with eagles interspersed at intervals. Central medallion in field with floral bouquet rising from vase flanked by two deer, floral buoquets in each corner of field. Ground discolored, stained and worn in places, dark brown silk dye has bled; fringe on one side.
ProvenancePurchased for the Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection by the MFA, December 8, 1976