Antique Bengali Kantha featuring 16 squares full of leaf and other vegetal forms. Simple and refined with nuanced variation in stitching in straightforward red and navy thread on a white cotton ground.

Antique Nakshi Kantha - 2'5 x 2'6

Regular price $1,150.00 Sale

This Nakshi Kantha was crafted in Bengal during the late 19th century.

Kantha is a Bengali folk tradition of embroidering textiles using recycled cloth. This Kantha is subdivided into 16 squares full of leaf and other vegetal forms. Simple and refined with nuanced variation in stitching in straightforward red and navy thread on a white cotton ground.

In very good condition with some light staining and light wear on the edge.

 

 Size: 2'5" x 2'6" [74cm x 76cm]

Age: Late 19th Century

Country of Origin: Undivided Bengal

Type of Textile: Nakshi Kantha

Material: Cotton

Condition: Very good, very small dots of staining and a small area of wear on the edge

 

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