Chand Bagh from the Punjab

Size:

120 x 230 cm

Age/Period:

Early 20th century

Material:

Silk, cotton

Structure:

Embroidery silk on cotton

Condition:

Very good

Description:

Phulkari work is done with untwisted floss silk yarn called pat and typically produced with the use of darn style stitching on the opposite side of the material. The embroidery was originally made on hand-woven coarse cloth called khaddar

In 2000 HALI Magazine published my article on Phulkaris; you can download it here on my website “publications”