Bed Cover or Wall Hanging, 17th century, Attributed to India, Gujarat, Cotton, silk; plain weave, embroidered, originally quilted, Textile: L. 76 1/2 in. (194.3 cm), Textiles-Embroidered, Foreign travelers from as early as Marco Polo knew of the quality of the embroidery produced in Gujarat, a state on India’s northwestern coast, and as soon as European trade with India picked up in the early 1600s, embroidered Gujarati textiles were identified as among the most lucrative goods for export
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