1876 / 1900, Malay Peninsula

1876 / 1900, Malay Peninsula

Identifier
IS.43-1975
Acquisition
Given by Miss D. Wray
Collection
Technique
Depiction
Dimension
74.5 cm (length)
72.5 cm (width)
Production time
Production place
Type of object

Description

Textile of rectangular silk with a ground of black squares with a stylised floral motif brocaded in gilt thread in the centre. Green, yellow and white stripes in the warp direction, and broad red borders inside one black row of squares forming a rectangle. Rectangular textile of brocaded silk with gilt thread, Malay Peninsula, late 19th century