2017 Antique Indian Trade Textile Hipwrapper Fragment Ceylon market

 Fragment of an Indian Trade textile on fine cotton cloth

Floral print created using shades of teal & red

Collected on a field visit to Sri Lanka. 

67 x 45.5 cm

Estimated to be from  the late 1800s - early 1900s

Has damage and has been mounted on a coarse cloth. Ready for framing. 

For similar examples see

1) The Ashmolean Museum collection: Link

2) The Kelsey Museum collection in Ann Arbor: Link

RARE

Frame it and add this striking textile artwork to your home-museum collection.

Example of the framed textile on the wall is illutstrative and not proprtional to the actual size. 

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IMPORTANT NOTE

This item has spent a lifetime being used for the purpose of its creation with the original artist/user. Signs of this life lived heartily must be expected on the piece in the form of stains, thread loss, loose threads, holes, tears, color run, repairs and other imperfections. Therefore the condition must be assumed to be “not” perfect. More photos of such imperfections will be provided on request.