Pillow Cover
Green with gold design
This dark green Thai silk or silk-blend pillowcase, featuring geometric gold patterns and orange-and-gold stripes, reflects a popular blend of traditional handloom aesthetics and modern tourist-market home decor. Created for the contemporary tourist and domestic market, and labeled as Thai silk, it may actually be a blend with synthetic fibers like rayon or polyester, which lowers costs and increases durability for everyday use. Commercial pillowcases often use a smoother, plain weave like this example, to allow the woven geometric metallic patterns pop cleanly against the background.
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The dark green background traditionally symbolizes growth, renewal, and harmony in broader cultural contexts, although in modern interior design, deep jewel tones like dark green are chosen for a luxurious, calming ambiance. The vibrant orange, often symbolizing vitality and warmth in festive Thai textiles, adds an energetic contrast to the cool dark green. The geometric gold repeating designs, inspired by classic Thai temple architectural elements, elevates the piece. As is common in most textiles, gold represents prosperity, elegance, and special status.
Title: Pillow Cover
Date: 2013
Geography: Bangkok, Thailand
Medium: Silk, rayon
Dimensions: H. 16 in. W. 16 in.
Provenance: Purchased at Weekend Market in Bangkok, Thailand
Inventory Number: TH.02
