Wedding textile, possibly a canopy
Place of OriginIndia
Dateperhaps 1900-1950
MaterialsSilk with gold thread embroidery
DimensionsH. 110 3/4 in x W. 71 in, H. 281.3 cm x W. 180 cm
Credit LineGift of Dr. Stephen A. Sherwin and Merrill Randol Sherwin
Object number2010.482
DepartmentSouth Asian Art
ClassificationsTextiles
On View
Not on viewInscribedA continuous repeating inscription, in the nagari script, woven on two lines along both short borders reads "sada saubhagyani raho" ("may you always have good fortune [with a husband and children]"). Qamar Adamjee 11/24/2010
approx. 1850-1911
ca. 1900
1700-1800
approx. 1800-1850