Kalamkar fragment

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Kalamkar fragment
Kalamkar fragment
Date19th century
MediumHandwoven cotton with block printing and brushwork
DimensionsOverall: 28.6 x 17.8 cm (11 1/4 x 7 in.) Frame: 43.2 x 35.6 cm (17 x 14 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Carnegie Corporation
Object numberS2024.5.11
Not on view
DescriptionMaroon, gold, green, and blue floral design; taken from women's trousers.
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Additional Details

Provenance The Eliza M. and Sarah L. Niblack Collection
Markings Verso, lower left (black ink stamp): "EX NIBLACK COLLECTION"
Inscribed Verso, top left corner (adhesive label): "11. KALAMKAR: cotton cloth patterned by / block print and brush work. / PERSIA, XIX Century. / Used for women's trousers."
Floral fragment
Floral fragment
Date: c. 1765
Medium: Block printed cotton
Object number: S2024.5.29
"Cloth of gold" fragment
"Cloth of gold" fragment
Date: 16th-17th century
Medium: Gold-wrapped silk
Object number: S2024.5.9
Furnishing fabric fragment
Furnishing fabric fragment
Date: late 19th century
Medium: Cotton with silk embroidery
Object number: S2024.5.17
Headdress fragment
Headdress fragment
Unknown artist, Philippine Islands
Date: 19th century
Medium: Silk and fiber
Object number: S2024.5.3
Tapestry fragment
Tapestry fragment
Date: 18th century
Medium: Wool
Object number: S2024.5.30
Batik fragment
Batik fragment
Unknown artist, Javanese
Date: 18th-19th century
Medium: Cotton
Object number: S2024.5.4
Watered silk moire fragment
Watered silk moire fragment
Date: c. 1774-1793
Medium: Silk
Object number: S2024.5.28
Damask fragment
Damask fragment
Date: 17th-18th century
Medium: Silk
Object number: S2024.5.22
Embroidered fragment
Embroidered fragment
Date: 18th century
Medium: Silk, chenille
Object number: S2024.5.27
Kinran fragment
Kinran fragment
Unknown artist, Japanese
Date: 18th century
Medium: Silk, paper
Object number: S2024.5.19
Kincob fragment
Kincob fragment
Date: 19th century
Medium: Cotton with gold and silver thread
Object number: S2024.5.7
Textile fragments
Textile fragments
Amelia Blanford Edwards
Date: date unknown
Medium: Wool
Object number: S2024.6.9a-e