Punjab antique Phulkari silk embroidered shawl (257 x 157cm)

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257 x 157 // 8ft x 4ft 3"

Very subtle interplay between the yellows and creams with green outlining. Un-spun silk embroidery on a madder red handwoven cotton ground. Some wear restricted to one localised area clearly seen in the photo, which references an annotation giving the size.

• circa 1920

Provenance: by descent from ex colonial family

Ref. 19782