Medium: silk embellished with mirror work and embroidered with silk in open-chain, stem, basket, and running stitch
Fun Fact: Pieces of mirror, called <em>abhla</em> in Hindi or <em>shisha</em> in Persian, were favorite embellishments to embroideries and accessories in western India and Afghanistan.
Department: Textiles
Culture: Western India, Gujarat, possibly Kutch
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
Collection: Textiles
Accession Number: 1916.1467
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