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Fragment of a floor cover

late 17th or early 18th century
Object Placepossibly Burhanpur, the Deccan, India
Medium/TechniqueCotton plain weave, painted, mordant dyed and resist dyed
DimensionsOverall: 169.9 x 118.6 cm (66 7/8 x 46 11/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of John Goelet
Accession number66.866
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
Provenance1966, Nasli Heeramaneck (b. 1902 - d. 1971) and Alice Heeramaneck (b. 1910 - d. 1993), New York. 1966, John Goelet, Amblainville (Oise) France; 1966, gift of Goelet to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 11, 1966)

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