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  • Site created and maintainted by 
    Jodie "Jayde" Chabot (c) 1998
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    19th c. Indian broche' lisere' silk Kimkhwab fabric with gold and silver metallic threads in a pattern of flowers and stripes, 134"x18". The pattern is known as brocade but is not actually so.
    Purchased by Nellie Gard 
    19th c. Indian silk fabric
    19th c. Indian broche' lisere' silk Kimkhwab fabric from Banares. Gold metallic on red with black and gold, 14"x18". Another exact sample of this fabric is found at the Metropolitan Museum of Arts in New York City.
    Purchased by Nellie Gard 
    19th c. indian silk fabric
    20th c. hand embroidered (predominantly chainstitch) Indian bodice of silk satin
    Purchased by Nellie Gard 
    20th c. Indian bodice
    17th c. Indian Palempoor hand painted `Tree of Life' 48"x72" 
    This piece is duplicated in the Indian museum, London with different colors 
    Note the fine yarns and weaving. 

    Donated by Nellie GardIndian Palempoor