Three-Dimensional Metal Thread Embroidery of Peacock
1899-1924
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Three-Dimensional Metal Thread Embroidery of Peacock
1899-1924
Physical Qualities
Silk ground, gold- and silver-wrapped, metallic, and silk embroidery thread, 18 x 18 in. (45.7 x 45.7 cm.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Richard Lansburgh, Baltimore
Object Number
2015.41
A kalaga related or zardozi three dimensional silk and metal thread embroidery of a peacock perched on a bar with wings spreadand tail feathers displayed. The embroidery is worked primarily in gold, pink, white, and greenish-blue silk threads and a variety of metallic threads on a black silk ground with stuffed work. Mounted on black cloth and framed.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 2014; Richard Lansburgh, Baltimore
Gupta, Charu Smita. The Trade in Zardozi, Textiles. Textiles from India: The Global Trade, Rosemary Crill (ed.), London: Seagull Books, 2006, pp. 343-354.
