Scarf
| Title | Scarf |
|---|---|
| Artist | Eastern India |
| Date | 19th century 19th century |
| Medium | Silk, plain simple cloth, semi-transparent brocaded with gold wound on yellow silk core; stripes and four corner motifs of red silk and border of gold warp along selvages |
| Classification | textile |
| Origin | India India |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Gift of Mrs. W.J. Watson |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Scarf” is a work by Eastern India, dated 19th century. It is executed in silk, plain simple cloth, semi-transparent brocaded with gold wound on yellow silk core; stripes and four corner motifs of red silk and border of gold warp along selvages and classified as textile. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Catalogued as textile. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to 19th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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