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Cape

17th century

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Semi-circular cape with a central square flanked by two wedge shapes and framed by multiple borders, all filled with a variety of fantastic and naturalistic birds, animals, and hunters on horses or elephants. In golden tan Tussah silk in fine chain stitch with outline and knot stitch fillings and accents on cotton ground, now mellowed to a light brown color, and covered with a fine scrolling leaf pattern in same silk in outline stitch. Similar cotton backing caught in with some of the quilting and major areas of embroidery.

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  • Title: Cape
  • Date Created: 17th century
  • Location Created: India for export
  • Original Source: http://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/104459
  • Medium: Medium: S-spun tussah silk embroidery, Z-spun cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in chain and back stitch with French knots on two layers of plain weave; inner layer of unspun cotton Label: cotton embroidered with tussah silk in chain and back stitch with French knots
  • Credit line: Museum purchase through gift of Elizabeth Haynes
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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