Hanging, 16th–17th century, Attributed to India, Silk; plain-weave, embroidered, 131 in. high 92.00 in. wide (332.7 cm high 233.7 cm wide), Textiles-Embroidered, Embroidered textiles with central medallions surrounded by flowers and vines were produced in India in the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries. Because this textile was woven with silver-wrapped thread, it was likely used in a courtly setting, perhaps as a summer carpet or as a cover for the dais (raised platform) of a local ruler
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Hanging, 16th–17th century, Attributed, India, Silk, plain-weave, embroidered, 131, high 92.00, wide, 332.7 cm high 233.7 wide, Textiles-Embroidered, Embroidered textiles, central medallions, surrounded, flowers, vines, produced, sixteenth, eighteenth centuries, textile, woven, silver-wrapped thread, courtly setting, perhaps, summer carpet, cover, dais, raised platform, local ruler
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