Parsee Sari Border
A sari border of brown silk embroidered with silk in Peking knot stitch.The motifs are small birds and large flowers alternating amid meandering vines. Made by Chinese embroiderers in Surat, Gujarat for the Parsee market.
Circa: 19th C.
Origin: Gujarat, India
Material: Silk on silk
Condition: Minor fading, some small holes, very good
Dimensions: 157" x 3"
Inventory number: TX3753
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