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A Jain Manuscript Cover16th century

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Embroidered textile panel on a red ground with six arched niches containing metallic gold and silver motifs including urns, flowers, and a fish, framed by a dense olive-green and gold feather-stitch border, mounted on a cream backing board
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
A Jain Manuscript Cover
Place Made
Western India
Date Made
16th century
Medium
Red and green cloth, metallic threads
Dimensions
Cover: 11 1/16 x 3 3/8 in. (28.09 x 8.57 cm)
Credit Line
From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase
Accession Number
M.72.53.23
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art