Decorative embroidered mattress cover composed of a large cone-shaped red-brown fabric embroidered with large floral designs in circular patterns in red, grey-beige, orange, dark green, purple, and dark purple-blue. The rounded edge is unfinished. A v-shaped red fabric is attached to both straight edges and is embroidered with repeating square panels with geometric designs. The brown edging is decorated with zigzag decorative ribbon. The bottom edge is lined with long fringe in sections of dark brown, maroon, dark green, red, beige, dark purple-blue with white beads at the ends. The cone-shaped piece is backed by a piece of textile with a red and beige paisley pattern, the v-shaped section is backed with red fabric.

• Narrative

  Donor said this was used to cover toshacks (Afghan floor mattress).

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• Type of Item textile
• Culture Afghan
• Material cotton fibre, silk fibre, dye, glass
• Measurements height 108.5 cm, width 129.5 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Jane Murphy Thomas
• Received from Jane Murphy Thomas

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• Made in Afghanistan
• Collected in Peshawar

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• Collection Date during 1990
• Ownership Date before February 2, 2023
• Acquisition Date on February 2, 2023

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• Item Classes textiles
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3612/0007