GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This cotton quilt from West Bengal is adorned with a field of flowers in bright colors surrounding an upright linear image that symbolizes the Tree of Life.
Adapted from
- Label text, Crossroads Textile Gallery, 2018.
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Bengal: TGN: 7547215
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cotton (fiber): AAT: 300183670
embroidery (visual works): AAT: 300264024
Historical periods
twentieth century (dates CE): AAT: 300404514
Individuals
Subject terms
linens: AAT: 300257519
quilts: AAT: 300197990
textiles (visual works): AAT: 300014063
tree of life (general motif / axis mundi / cosmic axis / world axis / world tree): AAT: 300312112
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PROVENANCE
Before 1996: Alta Brenner, Dallas, TX
1996: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Alta Brenner in memory of her daughter Andrea Bernice Brenner-McMullen
The main source for this provenance is the Deed of Gift dated September 12, 1996, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collection Records object file.
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- Victoria and Albert Museum~Explore the history of kantha quilting in Bengal.
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General Description
This cotton quilt from West Bengal is adorned with a field of flowers in bright colors surrounding an upright linear image that symbolizes the Tree of Life.
Adapted from
- Label text, Crossroads Textile Gallery, 2018.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
Notes
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Bengal: TGN: 7547215
Process/materials
cotton (fiber): AAT: 300183670
embroidery (visual works): AAT: 300264024
Historical periods
twentieth century (dates CE): AAT: 300404514
Individuals
Subject terms
linens: AAT: 300257519
quilts: AAT: 300197990
textiles (visual works): AAT: 300014063
tree of life (general motif / axis mundi / cosmic axis / world axis / world tree): AAT: 300312112
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Before 1996: Alta Brenner, Dallas, TX
1996: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Alta Brenner in memory of her daughter Andrea Bernice Brenner-McMullen
The main source for this provenance is the Deed of Gift dated September 12, 1996, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collection Records object file.
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