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Temple hanging (pechhavai)

mid-19th century
Object PlaceHyderabad, Deccan, India
Medium/TechniqueCotton plain-weave, dyed and painted with opaque watercolors, gold and silver
Dimensions244 x 254 cm (96 1/16 x 100 in.)
Credit LineGift of John Goelet
Accession number67.837
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceBy 1967, John Goelet, New York, NY; 1967 gift of Goelet to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 13, 1967)
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