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Fragment of a Kain
Fragment of a Kain

Fragment of a Kain

19th century
Medium/TechniqueCotton plain-weave, drawn and painted with mordants, resist-dyed
DimensionsOverall: 47 x 149cm (18 1/2 x 58 11/16in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number09.364
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA, August 26, 1909
Quilt
late 17th - early 18th century
Man's court sash (patka)
late 17th or early 18th century
Bed cover (palampore)
17th or 18th century
Bed cover (palampore)
mid 19th century
Bed cover (palampore)
late 18th century
Fragment
first half 18th century
Fragment of a floor cover
late 17th or early 18th century
Part of bed cover
19th century
Woman's head cloth or ceremonial cover
late 18th or early 19th century