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Brocade fabric with gold lobed scrolls and a silver inscription on a red background, India, 19th century
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Epoca
India, Benares, early 19th century (or earlier)
Sizes
59.00x76.00 inch
Description
Crimson ground brocade fabric with gold thread lobed scrolls and a silver thread inscription mentioning the owner's name Shah Pir Mohammad Oliah. The elegant use of gold and silver woven with skilful alternation creates a very pleasant and refined chromatic effect. There is no doubt about the owner's display of social status.
The fabric is framed between two glasses in order to perceive every single detail of the complex and unusual weave.
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