Child's Coat

Unknown

late 19th century · Wool; double interlocking twill tapestry weave · Islamic Art

This child's coat is tailored in late nineteenth-century style, but the fabric was probably woven earlier, in the late eighteenth century. This kind of textile is unique to Kashmir, where for decades families in the trade had spun, dyed, designed, and woven textiles for the emperors. A number of inscribed textiles of similar patterning and construction are known to have been made in Amritsar, and so this fabric is also assumed to have come from there.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 19th century

Medium

Wool; double interlocking twill tapestry weave

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

The Alice and Nasli Heeramaneck Collection, Gift of Alice Heeramaneck, 1983