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Collections

Wedding Sari (Paithani)19th century

Not on view
Woven textile panel with caramel-brown ground, allover grid and dot pattern, multicolored foliate borders, and a decorative end band with three large boteh motifs in coral, green, and gold
Woven textile panel in warm khaki tones, featuring three large floral tree-of-life motifs with birds amid pink and blue blossoms on a tan ground, framed by narrow borders with repeating bird and vine patterns in muted red, green, and lavender; upper portion shows a plain checked weave with dotted grid.
Title
Wedding Sari (Paithani)
Place Made
India, probably Maharashtra, Paithan or Madhya Pradesh, Chanderi
Date Made
19th century
Medium
Cotton plain weave with silk and metallic-thread supplementary warp and weft patterning and cotton, silk, and metallic-thread interlocking tapestry weave
Dimensions
125 × 48 1/2 in. (317.5 × 123.19 cm)
Credit Line
From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase
Accession Number
M.75.4.23
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Rosenfield, John. The Arts of India and Nepal: The Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1966.