Stitched Stories from India

rumal cloth from  India

This small cotton cloth is a cover, which was stitched in the 19th century in Chamba, north-west India. During the 18th and 19th centuries, textiles like these were used to cover trays, offerings and gifts. They could be printed, painted or stitched and were called rumals. 76.5 cm square.
EG3263. Photograph by Dudley Moss.