{"product_id":"2179-antique-indian-trade-textile-patola-print-fragment-green","title":"2179 Antique Indian Trade Textile  Patola print Fragment - Green","description":"\u003cp\u003eFantastic Large fragment of an Indian Trade textile with \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003egreen that is rare\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDepicts a Patola print on a thick coarse cloth. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCollected on a field visit to Toraja, Sulawesi. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e83 x 157 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComparison with other similar examples suggests that this is a few centuries old. [Similar examples have been dated to be from the 13th - 19th century]\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor similar examples see\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1) The Ashmolean Museum collection: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/jameelcentre.ashmolean.org\/collection\/7Z10232\/10236\/10295\/all\/per_page\/50\/sort_by\/seqn\/sort_order\/asc\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLink\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2) The Kelsey Museum collection in Ann Arbor: \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/quod.lib.umich.edu\/cgi\/i\/image\/image-idx?rgn1=ic_all\u0026amp;q1=gujarat+print\u0026amp;med=1\u0026amp;type=boolean\u0026amp;c=kelsey\u0026amp;g=um-ic\u0026amp;type=boolean\u0026amp;view=reslist\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLink\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e3) 'Master Dyers to the World' by Mattiebelle Gittinger\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a rare opportunity to own something as rare and as old as this fantastic little work of art that had traveled from India to Toraja sometime in it's past and then has back to Singapore. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVERY RARE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuch pieces can be found only in museums. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrame it and add it to your home-museum collection.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(176, 176, 176);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WOVENSOULS Antique Textiles \u0026 Art Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52421150343458,"sku":"2179","price":2200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/7855\/files\/2179AntiqueIndianTradeTextileClothFragment13.jpg?v=1788016490","url":"https:\/\/wovensouls.com\/products\/2179-antique-indian-trade-textile-patola-print-fragment-green","provider":"WOVENSOULS Antique Textiles \u0026 Art Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}