Long trapezoid silk textile with a block-printed centre. This is bordered on both longer sides with plain blue and red bands of silk with white, appliquèd dentate bands. A further, shorter, embroidered cotton textile band is attached to the centre of one of these sides. The embroidery consists of a centre panel with rectangular sections containing a lattice pattern alternating with square sections containing cruciform motifs. The embroidered border consists of coloured squares. The block-printed decoration on the centre panel consists of alternating x-shaped motifs and circular motifs in cream or yellow on a red ground.
textile (function unknown); textile
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