Title
Brocade Stole
Year/Period
19th-20th century
Region
Varanasi, India
Material
Dimension
Gross Measurement: 201.0 x 1109.3 cm
Accession No.
2016-00337
Collection of
This tinsel brocade would have been woven in Benaras. It is a silk-gauze popularised by women in the Mughal courts. The border of this brocade is highly unusual and rare for a Benarasi brocade. Alternating figures of Krishna and Radha appear on the wide border, without any of the usual accompaniments of floral scrollwork, background patterning, geometric edging or birds and animals.
