Two silk embroidered skirt bands, India

comprising of a dress band with saffron yellow silk satin ground worked in satin and chain stitch with cerise silk flowering plants interspersed with depictions of figures in sedan chairs, tigers, elephants with howdahs, figures in bullock carts peacocks and female figures, (approximately 71 by 195cm; 2ft. 4in., 6ft. 4in.), together with a crimson silk satin dress band, embroidered in delicate chain stitch with rows of peacocks, flower sprays and parrot rosette and flowerhead lower border (approximately 75 by 217cm; 2ft. 5in., 7ft. 1in.)

Yellow ground measurements: 195cm across the top, 185cm across the bottom, 71cm the left hand side, 71.5cm the right side. Crimson ground measurements: 217cm across the top, 212cm across the bottom, 74cm the left hand side, 75cm right hand side. Both overall in good condition. Yellow ground panel with some green colour transfer otherwise embroidery in very good condition. Crimson example with some losses to embroidery e.g. arcaded egding to lower borders and small pinholes. Generally in good overall condition. It would benefit from being removed from the present lining, as it does not match and therefore is creating some folding to the silk panel. The vertical edges have been machine stitched holding the silk and the lining together.
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