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Mae Festa 50 Years of Collecting Textiles - Peter Pap Oriental Rugs

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INDIA<br />

Canopy or Cover<br />

Late 18 th /Early 19 th Century<br />

Gujarat<br />

Silk embroidery on silk satin,<br />

densely drawn pattern <strong>of</strong> blossoms<br />

and birds, narrow border.<br />

213 x 279 cm 84 x 110 in<br />

Made for export, perhaps used as a<br />

bedspread. Rather than the traditional<br />

chain stitch, this piece is embroidered with<br />

the stem stitch; the fineness <strong>of</strong> the stitchery<br />

results in the unfinished surface appearing<br />

virtually identical to the finished side.<br />

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