Antique Mirror Embroidery Or Sheesha, 198 X 241 Cm, Gujarat, India, 1980, Very Good Condition

There was a time when many people made the great journey to India, each border passed without worry, times have changed!
From the collection of a former hippy, tireless traveler, who spent many years in Indian territory and preserved these textiles piously.

Magnificent old example of mirror embroidery called in India Sheesha, around 1980.
Textiles that have nothing to do with those of today.
## From a collection of 9 pieces. Here is the last one that I present to you type of embroidery on coupons of colored cotton in cross stitch with inlays of small round mirrors.
Modern art or contemporary art before its time, we see landscapes or villages.
This craft was born in Persia in the 13th century, that is to say the antiquity of this technique, and was introduced in India during the Mughal period around the 17th century. ## Kathiawar and Kach are important centers of chain stitch embroidery.
The most characteristic work is seen on old satin and cotton skirts embroidered with the brightest silks, with flower-scatterings and borders of flowers and birds. Many places in Rajputana and the Punjab are noted for embroidered bodices. In almost all this work innumerable small pieces of mirror glass are employed, forming part of the design and fixed by a hoop at the buttonhole stitch.
The quantity of glass is sometimes so great that the weight of the garment makes it uncomfortable. This type of work is found in Afghanistan, but with a somewhat different technique. The history of textiles in India is one of the oldest in the world.
The diversity of its crafts bears witness to an extensive skill, perpetuated by weavers, printers, painters, dyers and embroiderers. It lists a multitude of traditional fabrics that differ according to regions, ethnic groups, religions, rituals, social rank or marital status...
This "patchwork" of materials and colors perfectly illustrates the cultural wealth of a country which, let us remember, is currently one of the world's largest textile producers.
Dimensions: 198 cm (78") x 241 cm (95") very good condition.
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