The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 15, 2026

A rectangular cotton textile fragment features a repeating pattern of small floral sprigs on a cream background. Clusters of tiny red blossoms on dark gray stems are arranged in staggered vertical columns. Near the bottom, a thin black horizontal line separates the pattern from a plain cream band featuring two small handwritten characters. The fragment has slightly uneven edges and subtle wrinkles throughout.

Fragment

early 1800s

India, early 19th century

printed cotton
Overall: 72.4 x 50.2 cm (28 1/2 x 19 3/4 in.)
Gift of Kenneth de B. Codrington 1926.166
Location: Not on view
  • Needles, Dye-Pots, and Looms: Textile Traditions in India. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 15, 1985-May 11, 1986).
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1926.166