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Painted cotton fragment (two pieces stitched together)

18th century
Object PlaceIndia
Medium/TechniqueCotton plain-weave, resist-dyed and printed
DimensionsOverall: 60 x 99 cm (23 5/8 x 39 in.)
Credit LineFrederick Brown Fund
Accession number30.779
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenancePurchased by the MFA, December 4, 1930
early 19th century (1800-1820)
Textile sample
mid-19th century
Textile sample
mid-19th century
Fragment of cotton
probably 15th century
Woman's head cloth or ceremonial cover
late 18th or early 19th century