These nine Indian trade textiles represent the luxury end of the vast textile trade that flourished between India and Indonesia from medieval times onwards.
Sarrasa: a group of nine Indian textiles made for export to Indonesia by Various, 16001900
© V&A Picture Library
Details
- Medium:
- Cotton
- Art Fund grant:
- £13,735 ( Total: £54,942)
- Acquired in:
- 1993
- Vendor:
- Textile Arts Inc, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Their designs can be linked to Indian manuscript painting of the 15th century.
Provenance
Textile Arts Inc. Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Venue details
V&A (Victoria and Albert Museum)
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London
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020 7942 2000
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