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Woman's Wrapped Garment (Sari)early 19th century

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Sheer gray textile panel with white and cream embroidery, featuring scattered floral rosettes above two large mirror-image paisley motifs filled with dense floral stitching along the lower border
Embroidered textile in sheer white muslin with cream-toned needlework depicting stylized birds, foliage, and floral sprays; openwork net ground forms intricate geometric fills within the motifs; scalloped border of repeating floral medallions along the lower edge.
Embroidered textile panel in sheer white fabric with cream and ivory needlework depicting birds among dense floral and foliate motifs, with openwork net-stitch areas and a scalloped border of repeating floral roundels.
Fine white linen textile with whitework embroidery, featuring a central bird figure amid dense floral and foliate motifs in white and cream thread, combining satin stitch, raised padded work, and needle lace insertions with openwork mesh panels along the right edge.
Embroidered textile on sheer gray muslin, featuring a large paisley or boteh motif densely filled with white and pale gold floral and vine patterns, with delicate openwork cutwork sections and scattered floral sprays across the field.
Sheer muslin textile with dense chikankari embroidery in white and pale gold thread, featuring a large pointed arch medallion filled with intricate scrolling floral and vine patterns, surrounded by paisley and floral borders.
Close-up of whitework embroidery on sheer muslin, featuring raised floral and foliate motifs in white, cream, and pale gold threads, with openwork lace insertions and satin-stitched leaf forms
Embroidered muslin textile with dense white floral and leaf motifs, featuring raised satin stitch, tiny seed-stitch clusters, and open needlelace mesh fillings within leaf and petal shapes.
Sheer linen textile with white embroidered floral motif at center, featuring three daisy-like flowers with dark spotted centers and raised satin-stitch petals and leaves, worked in whitework embroidery technique.
Embroidered textile fragment on sheer white ground, featuring dense white and gold threadwork in floral and foliate patterns, with layered borders of raised needlework, openwork mesh areas, and undulating vine motifs.
Embroidered linen textile with cream and ecru threadwork depicting a large lizard or dragon amid floral sprays, combining raised satin stitch, needle lace filling patterns, and scattered bobbin-work flowers on a sheer ground.
White cotton textile with brown block-printed decoration; lower border features two large peacocks filled with dense floral motifs flanking a central medallion, with human figures and animals at corners; scattered rosettes and star motifs across the field; floral border along all edges.
Embroidered textile with dense gold and ivory floral scrollwork on white ground, featuring a large curved paisley form outlined in metallic thread amid repeating stylized blossoms and leaves.
Embroidered white textile with brown thread depicting a winged creature and a female figure with raised arms amid dense scrolling floral vines; openwork mesh details and a decorative border at right.
Embroidery on white linen featuring a central standing figure with raised arms, worked in golden-brown thread with dense satin and chain stitches, surrounded by flowering vines, leaves, and netted cutwork floral motifs.
Close-up of white muslin embroidery featuring scattered French knots, satin-stitched leaves, chain stitch outlines, and needlepoint-filled floral motifs in cream, tan, and golden-brown threads.
Embroidered textile with dense golden-brown floral and vine motifs on white ground, featuring a large curved paisley form filled with intricate scrolling flowers and leaves in fine needlework.
Embroidered textile in golden-brown thread on white cloth, featuring a large teardrop-shaped boteh motif densely filled with scrolling floral vines, lotus blossoms, and a small vase at the base, topped with a pointed finial; surrounding areas filled with trailing floral sprays.
White muslin textile with gold and tan embroidery; scattered floral sprays above a decorative border featuring raised netted tulip forms and a lower band of undulating vine with clustered floral medallions.
Embroidered white linen with three daisy-like flowers worked in tan and gold thread, featuring satin-stitch petals, French knot centers, and trailing stem-stitch vines with small leaves.
Embroidered textile panel on white fabric, featuring two dynamic human figures amid scrolling floral vines in golden-brown thread, bordered by dense repeating floral and fruit motifs; dense satin-stitch and couched metallic embroidery throughout.
Title
Woman's Wrapped Garment (Sari)
Place Made
India, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow
Date Made
early 19th century
Medium
Cotton and silk embroidery and pulled-thread work on cotton plain weave
Dimensions
40 1/2 in. (102.87 cm)
Credit Line
From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase
Accession Number
M.83.105.27
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles