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Ashan kantha inscribed shrimati hajera khatun sang talukpara

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Description: Ashan kantha inscribed shrimati hajera khatun sang talukpara
TitleAshan kantha inscribed shrimati hajera khatun sang talukpara
Creator nameUnknown
Creator nationality/cultureIndian
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Creation dateUnknown
Object typeTextile
MaterialsUnknown
LocationMohammad Sayeedur Collection
Accession numberUnknown
SubjectsTextile fabrics--IndiaKanthasInscriptions
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Women’s Words / Women’s Voices in the Kantha
Niaz Zaman
Description: Kantha: The Embroidered Quilts of Bengal from the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz...
Kantha: The Embroidered Quilts of Bengal from the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Collection and the Stella Kramrisch Collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art
We tend to think that the kantha died out in Bangladesh until its revival in the mid–1980s, but this is not the case. Even when it was not a public object for display as it is today, the kantha continued...
Author
Niaz Zaman
PublisherPhiladelphia Museum of Art
Copyright© 2009 Philadelphia Museum of Art
Related print edition pages: pp.115-137
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00323.5
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-22916&redirecttoanchor=82504
Chapter subject tags:KanthasWomen, BengaliInscriptionsBangladesh--Social life and customsIndia--Civilization--British influences

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Description: The second campaign of embroidery in this small rectangular kantha demonstrates the...
The second campaign of embroidery in this small rectangular kantha demonstrates the heavier embroidery and wider variety of color that often characterize later kanthas
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 12
Creator nationality/cultureIndian
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Object typeTextile
LocationGurusaday Museum, Kolkata, India
The second campaign of embroidery in...
The second campaign of embroidery in this small rectangular kantha demonstrates the heavier embroidery and wider variety of color that often characterize later kanthas
Description: A bostani or gatri kantha juxtaposing motifs of a ratha and a mosque
A bostani or gatri kantha juxtaposing motifs of a ratha and a mosque
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 12
Creator nationality/cultureIndian
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Object typeTextile
LocationMohammad Sayeedur Collection
A bostani or gatri kantha juxtaposing...
A bostani or gatri kantha juxtaposing motifs of a ratha and a mosque
Description: Paper label attached to kantha
Paper label attached to kantha
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 12
Creator nationality/cultureIndian
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1920
Object typeOther
LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London
Paper label attached to kantha
Paper label attached to kantha
Description: Fragments of a sari border collected in Calcutta by a British government worker...
Fragments of a sari border collected in Calcutta by a British government worker around 1865
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 12
Creator nationality/cultureIndian
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Creation datec. 1865
Object typeTextile
LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London
Fragments of a sari border collected in...
Fragments of a sari border collected in Calcutta by a British government worker around 1865
Description: Kantha (Embroidered Quilt)
Kantha (Embroidered Quilt)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 12
Creator nationality/cultureBengali
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Creation date1850–1900
Object typeTextile
MaterialsCotton plain weave with cotton embroidery in back, buttonhole, darning, running, dot, stem stitch shading, and seed stitches
LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art
https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/88606
Accession number1994-148-695
Kantha (Embroidered Quilt)
Kantha (Embroidered Quilt)
Description: Masuda Kantō (fragment of patola cotton)
Masuda Kantō (fragment of patola cotton)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 03
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Creation datec. 1800–1900
Object typeTextile
MaterialsPatola cotton
Masuda Kantō (fragment of patola...
Masuda Kantō (fragment of patola cotton)
Description: Kantha (Embroidered Quilt)
Kantha (Embroidered Quilt)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 12
Creator nationality/cultureBengali
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Creation date1850–1900
Object typeTextile
MaterialsCotton plain weave with cotton embroidery in back, chain, darning, outline, satin, and running stitches
LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art
https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/286607
Accession number2009-250-27
Kantha (Embroidered Quilt)
Kantha (Embroidered Quilt)
Description: Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail inscribed with the name of the owner, Shri...
Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail inscribed with the name of the owner, Shri Samandari Das
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 12
Creator nationality/cultureBengali
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Creation date1900–1950
Object typeTextile
MaterialsCotton plain weave with cotton embroidery in chain, darning, running, seed, dot, and zig zag variation stitches
LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art
https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/278947
Accession number2009-250-3
Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail...
Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail inscribed with the name of the owner, Shri Samandari Das
Description: Scott Rothstein at home in Delhi examining kanthas
Scott Rothstein at home in Delhi examining kanthas
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 12
Creator nameRothstein, Scott
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
Scott Rothstein at home in Delhi...
Scott Rothstein at home in Delhi examining kanthas
Description: Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail showing embroidered dedication to Stella...
Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail showing embroidered dedication to Stella Kramrisch
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 12
Creator nationality/cultureBengali
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Creation date1850–1900
Object typeTextile
MaterialsCotton plain weave with cotton embroidery in back, buttonhole, darning, running, dot, stem stitch shading, and seed stitches
LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art
https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/88606
Accession number1994-148-695
Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail...
Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail showing embroidered dedication to Stella Kramrisch
Description: Ashan kantha, detail
Ashan kantha, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 12
Creator nationality/cultureBengali
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Object typeTextile
LocationZainul Abedin Collection, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Ashan kantha, detail
Ashan kantha, detail
Description: Utilitarian kantha drying on bamboo scaffolding
Utilitarian kantha drying on bamboo scaffolding
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 12
Creator namePeranteau, Anne
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date2006
Object typePhotograph
LocationKolkata, India
Utilitarian kantha drying on bamboo...
Utilitarian kantha drying on bamboo scaffolding
Description: Kanthas hanging on a clothesline in a domestic courtyard
Kanthas hanging on a clothesline in a domestic courtyard
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 12
Creator nameGhosh, Pika
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican, born India
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date2007
Object typePhotograph
LocationBishnupur, India
Kanthas hanging on a clothesline in a...
Kanthas hanging on a clothesline in a domestic courtyard
Description: Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail with an inscription noting that the owner of the...
Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail with an inscription noting that the owner of the kantha is Shri Hiralal Bandya[padhyay], as well as one stating that the world is ephemeral
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 12
Creator nationality/cultureBengali
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Creation date1875–1900
Object typeTextile
MaterialsCotton plain weave with cotton embroidery in back, darning, satin, split, running, and dot stitches
LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art
https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/114208
Accession number1968-184-14
Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail with...
Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail with an inscription noting that the owner of the kantha is Shri Hiralal Bandya[padhyay], as well as one stating that the world is ephemeral
Description: Kantha, detail with inscriptions in Bangla and English, including the word HauSE...
Kantha, detail with inscriptions in Bangla and English, including the word HauSE (upper right)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 12
Creator nationality/cultureBengali
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Object typeTextile
LocationZainul Abedin Collection, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Kantha, detail with inscriptions in...
Kantha, detail with inscriptions in Bangla and English, including the word HauSE (upper right)
Description: Kanthas hanging on clotheslines, below on the roadside, against the wall of a...
Kanthas hanging on clotheslines, below on the roadside, against the wall of a domestic compound, and above on the rooftop
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 12
Creator nameGhosh, Pika
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican, born India
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date2007
Object typePhotograph
LocationBishnupur, India
Kanthas hanging on clotheslines, below...
Kanthas hanging on clotheslines, below on the roadside, against the wall of a domestic compound, and above on the rooftop
Description: Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail showing the inscription across the ratha
Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail showing the inscription across the ratha
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 12
Creator nationality/cultureBengali
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Creation date1900–1950
Object typeTextile
MaterialsCotton plain weave with cotton embroidery in back, darning, satin, running, seed, dot, and eye stitches
LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art
https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/286602
Accession number2009-250-23
Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail...
Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail showing the inscription across the ratha

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