1850~, Myanmar

1850~, Myanmar

Identifier
6147(IS)
Collection
Material
Technique
Depiction
Dimension
162 cm (length)
113 cm (width)
Production time
Production place

Description

Burmese silk and cotton hta-mein. Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885). Partly patterned with yellow stripes. Composed of three parts. A plain and damask red cotton cloth with design of floral sprays and fruits (L. 61 cm) joined to a strip of silk with a warp of repeating stripes (broad yellow 3.2 cm; alternate white and yellow 2 cm each) on a weft yellow ground (L. 60 cm) to which is attached a separately woven silk train made of two pieces sewn together. (L.43 cm). Basic colour of the train is pink (white warp and pink weft) patterned with a broad panel (17.5cm) of yellow stripe alternating with pink and 3 black stripes (4cm). The three component parts are handstitched together.