Man's court sash (patka)
18th century
Object PlaceIndia
Medium/TechniqueCotton plain-weave with silk and gold-colored metal strip wrapped on silk core embroidery, silk, couched metallic yarns, and metallic fringe
Dimensions275 x 58.4 cm (108 1/4 x 23 in.)
Credit LineGift of John Goelet
Accession number66.864
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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)
17th century (?)
18th–19th century
mid-19th century
18th–19th century
17th century
18th century
18th century
Probably 15th–16th century
Late 17th–18th century