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Collection Online as of January 29, 2023

Kantha (Ceremonial Quilt)

1800s

India, East Bengal, 19th century

Embroidery: cotton thread on cotton tabby ground

Overall: 184.8 x 118.7 cm (72 3/4 x 46 3/4 in.)

Gift of The Textile Arts Club 1960.274

Location

not on view

Citations
Wardwell, Anne E. Material Matters: Fifty Years of Gifts from the Textile Arts Club, 1934-1984 : [Exhibition] 21 November-30 December 1984, the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: The Museum, 1984. p. 36-37
Exhibition history

Year in Review (1961). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 1-26, 1961).

Fiberworks: Tradition and Technique. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 5-November 11, 1977).

Material Matters: Fifty Years of Gifts from the Textile Arts Club. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 21-December 30, 1984).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1960.274