Band, Medium: cotton, silk Technique: chain stitch embroidery on twill weave, Mughal-style embroidery for the export market. Section of a guard border with two continuous shaded lines forming lobed medallions that alternate with small diamond shapes. Medallions have blue and orange flowers inside, and the small diamonds have red flowers that radiate out on two points. One edge has a straight border in shades of orange, yellow and blue while the opposite edge has a scalloped border in dark purple., India, ca. 1700, embroidery & stitching, Band

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