2021 Antique Indian Trade Textile Cloth Printed

A  museum-quality deep red Indian Trade textile.

A long border fragment of a gorgeous textile.

Coarse thick cloth with uneven yarn (see close-ups)

This will make a superb framed artwork. Amazing red!

Collected on a field visit to Sri Lanka. Probably made in Gujarat for trade. 

Estimated to be from the 1800s

For similar examples see

1) 'Master Dyers to the World' by Mattiebelle Gittinger

2) "Woven Cargoes" by John Guy

3) National Museum of Sri Lanka, Colombo

Such large fragments are rarely found. 

Mounted on white cloth and ready to be framed.

41.5 inches x 49 inches

Has a patch of repair in the pallu. Further an extension has been added using a panel of cloth with a matching color & similar pattern.

VERY RARE

Such pieces can be found only in museums.

Frame it and add it to your home-museum collection. [this was actually framed when I acquired it, but for easy transportation, the frame was removed)

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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.