An 18th century Deccani floorspread

Circa 1750. Embroidered in floss silk and couched metal thread

With losses to the metal thread and areas of wear.

 Vide: "Sultans of the South: Arts of India's Deccan Courts, 1323–1687 - The Metropolitan Museum of Art Symposia", edited Navina Haidar, & Marika Sardar, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2011, for discussion & illustration of several examples of this type of textile.

114¼” (290cm) x 100½” (255cm)