Bengal Embroidered Cloth

Red with white, green, yellow stitching

A contemporary embroidered textile purchased at a textile trade fair in Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal, using kantha-style running stitch as the primary design element. Nonetheless, this contemporary textile retains the traditional Bengali colors of deep magenta, and white, yellow and green stitched motifs.

• Title: Bengal Embroidered Cloth

• Date: 2008

• Geography: West Bengal, India

• Medium: Cotton

• Dimensions: H. 32 in.  W. 36 in.

• Provenance: Purchased in Calcutta, India

• Inventory Number:  IN.14