Kalamkari Hanging with Figures in an Architectural Setting
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- Object
- Kalamkari Hanging with Figures in an Architectural Setting
- Accession number
- 20.79
- Date
- ca. 1640–50
- Makers
- —
- Medium
- Cotton; plain weave, mordant-painted and dyed, resist-dyed
- Dimensions
- Textile: L. 100 in. (254 cm) W. 78 in. (198.1 cm) Mount: L. 107 1/8 in. (272.1 cm) W. 85 in. (215.9 cm) D. 2 1/2 inches (6.4 kg) Weight: 208 lbs (94.3 kg)
- Classification
- Textiles-Painted and/or Printed
- Department
- Islamic Art
- Credit line
- Gift of Mrs. Albert Blum, 1920
- Museum
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- House
- —
- Garment family
- other
- Era
- pre-1800
- Season
- —
- Material family
- cotton