Textile Sample if ivory silk and cotton crepe in a gauze-like texture with vertical lines of slightly heavier weight threads; narrow band hems at top and bottom.
Sleeve (from a woman's garment) of hand-spun and hand-woven ivory silk and cotton crepe; fabric is twisted to add crepe-ness; end is trimmed in very fine needlepoint lace in a pale pink zig-zag with off-shoot fan accents edged in pale blue.
Child's dress of ivory hand-spun, hand-woven cotton and silk crepe yarns; finished fabric has been twisted to add crepe-ness; sleeveless with wide, scoop neckline trimmed in pink feather stitch and pink and white tatting; full-length.
a) Textile Panel of tan cotton with block print pattern of trees with flowers and roots in shades of deep turquoise, browns, and earth red; design looks painted with watercolor shading; a channel has been machine sewn at top for hanging. b) smaller fragment of same textile (2006:9:1).
One leaf (two pages) from illuminated pocket Qur'an (manuscript) which includes the text from Surah VI (The Cattle). The folio encompasses the end of 6.33 and the entirety of 6.34-37: (33)but the unjust deny the communications of Allah. (34) And certainly apostles before you were rejected, but they were patient on being rejected and persecuted until Our help came to them; and there is none to change the words of Allah, and certainly there has come to you some information about the messengers. (35) And if their turning away is hard on you, then if you can seek an opening into the earth or a ladder to heaven so that you should bring them a sign and if Allah had pleased He would certainly have gathered them all on guidance, therefore be not ignorant. (36) Only those accept who listen; and the dead. Allah will raise them, then to Him they shall be returned. (37) And they say: Why has not a sign been sent down to him from his Lord? Say: Surely Allah is able to send down a sign but most of them do not know., Manuscript document., Title devised by cataloger., Date and place of production from bookdealer's description., Collation: Paper, single sheet, two pages., Origin: India., Layout: Single column of 13 lines., Lettering: Naskh script with Sura headings., Decoration: Text within borders ruled in black and gold; Sura headings in white ink on a ground of gold; verses separated by polychrome and gold medallions., Binding: Disbound.
One leaf (two pages) from illuminated pocket Qur'an (manuscript) which includes the text from Surah VI (The Cattle). The folio encompasses the end of 6.33 and the entirety of 6.34-37: (33)but the unjust deny the communications of Allah. (34) And certainly apostles before you were rejected, but they were patient on being rejected and persecuted until Our help came to them; and there is none to change the words of Allah, and certainly there has come to you some information about the messengers. (35) And if their turning away is hard on you, then if you can seek an opening into the earth or a ladder to heaven so that you should bring them a sign and if Allah had pleased He would certainly have gathered them all on guidance, therefore be not ignorant. (36) Only those accept who listen; and the dead. Allah will raise them, then to Him they shall be returned. (37) And they say: Why has not a sign been sent down to him from his Lord? Say: Surely Allah is able to send down a sign but most of them do not know., Manuscript document., Title devised by cataloger., Date and place of production from bookdealer's description., Collation: Paper, single sheet, two pages., Origin: India., Layout: Single column of 13 lines., Lettering: Naskh script with Sura headings., Decoration: Text within borders ruled in black and gold; Sura headings in white ink on a ground of gold; verses separated by polychrome and gold medallions., Binding: Disbound.
One leaf (two pages) from illuminated pocket Qur'an (manuscript) which includes the text from Surah VI (The Cattle). The folio encompasses the end of 6.33 and the entirety of 6.34-37: (33)but the unjust deny the communications of Allah. (34) And certainly apostles before you were rejected, but they were patient on being rejected and persecuted until Our help came to them; and there is none to change the words of Allah, and certainly there has come to you some information about the messengers. (35) And if their turning away is hard on you, then if you can seek an opening into the earth or a ladder to heaven so that you should bring them a sign and if Allah had pleased He would certainly have gathered them all on guidance, therefore be not ignorant. (36) Only those accept who listen; and the dead. Allah will raise them, then to Him they shall be returned. (37) And they say: Why has not a sign been sent down to him from his Lord? Say: Surely Allah is able to send down a sign but most of them do not know., Manuscript document., Title devised by cataloger., Date and place of production from bookdealer's description., Collation: Paper, single sheet, two pages., Origin: India., Layout: Single column of 13 lines., Lettering: Naskh script with Sura headings., Decoration: Text within borders ruled in black and gold; Sura headings in white ink on a ground of gold; verses separated by polychrome and gold medallions., Binding: Disbound.
One leaf (two pages) from illuminated pocket Qur'an (manuscript) which includes the text from Surah VI (The Cattle). The folio encompasses the end of 6.33 and the entirety of 6.34-37: (33)but the unjust deny the communications of Allah. (34) And certainly apostles before you were rejected, but they were patient on being rejected and persecuted until Our help came to them; and there is none to change the words of Allah, and certainly there has come to you some information about the messengers. (35) And if their turning away is hard on you, then if you can seek an opening into the earth or a ladder to heaven so that you should bring them a sign and if Allah had pleased He would certainly have gathered them all on guidance, therefore be not ignorant. (36) Only those accept who listen; and the dead. Allah will raise them, then to Him they shall be returned. (37) And they say: Why has not a sign been sent down to him from his Lord? Say: Surely Allah is able to send down a sign but most of them do not know., Manuscript document., Title devised by cataloger., Date and place of production from bookdealer's description., Collation: Paper, single sheet, two pages., Origin: India., Layout: Single column of 13 lines., Lettering: Naskh script with Sura headings., Decoration: Text within borders ruled in black and gold; Sura headings in white ink on a ground of gold; verses separated by polychrome and gold medallions., Binding: Disbound.