id:			108172
accession number:	1925.794
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1925.794
updated:		2024-03-26 01:57:05.142000

Part of a Skirt (Ghaghara), early 1800s. Western India, Gujarat, possibly Kutch. Silk satin embroidered with silk in "ari" chain stitch; overall: 83.8 x 35.9 cm (33 x 14 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1925.794

title:				Part of a Skirt (Ghaghara)
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creation date:			early 1800s
creation date earliest:		1800
creation date latest:		1850
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Western India, Gujarat, possibly Kutch
technique:	silk satin embroidered with silk in "ari" chain stitch
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Embroidery
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measurements: Overall: 83.8 x 35.9 cm (33 x 14 1/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Needles, Dye-Pots, and Looms: Textile Traditions in India
	opening date:   1985-10-15T04:00:00
	<i>Needles, Dye-Pots, and Looms: Textile Traditions in India</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 15, 1985-May 11, 1986).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Ananda K. Coomaraswamy [1877–1947], sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1925
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1925–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Fotheringham, Avalon. The Indian Textile Sourcebook. 2019.
	page number: 	125 and discussion of embroidery technique on pp. 32-33
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