Sari - white silk embroidered. At one end the border is made of six large palmette shapes. Flowers and two birds are embroidered on each palmette. The border at the other end of the sari is also of six palmette shapes, equally large, but decorated with naturalistic flowers only. Both borders as well as the narrow one on each side are embroidered in green silk. The field is embroidered with rows of tiny flowers in light rose silk

Sari, 19th century

Unknown artist, expand_more

silk; needleworkexpand_more

Bequest of Miss Lily Placeexpand_more  30.23.177

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Title
Sari
Role
Artist
Dimension
L.227 x W.48 in.
Accession Number
30.23.177
Curator Approved

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Sari - white silk embroidered. At one end the border is made of six large palmette shapes. Flowers and two birds are embroidered on each palmette. The border at the other end of the sari is also of six palmette shapes, equally large, but decorated with naturalistic flowers only. Both borders as well as the narrow one on each side are embroidered in green silk. The field is embroidered with rows of tiny flowers in light rose silk