Panel
Unknown Maker
a: Panel (one of two with 1931-4-20-b), probably for wall hanging. Ribbed cotton weft, and warp of silk, chiné technique - geometric design - borders and edges of red, white, brown, a little yellow and green - small diamond-shaped design in center (striped red, white, brown and yellow) on field of deep blue - Arabic stamp on back.
Credit: Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt, from the textile collection of Mrs. Abram Stevens Hewitt
19th century
Medium: silk Technique: warp-printed ikat, cut supplementary warp pile (velvet)
1931-4-20-a
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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