J.H.Terry

Asian Fine Art & Antique Textiles

Header ImageEmbroidery India/Pakistan

Antique Embroidered Textile Art from the Indian Subcontinent


  • Antique Man's Wedding Shawl
    Antique Man's Wedding Shawl
    Antique Man's Wedding Shawl Antique embroidered man's wedding shawl known as 'maleer', Lohana group, probably Diplo area, Tharparkar, Sindh, Pakistan. A wonderful, and rare example. Price on Request More Details
  • Antique Embroidered Kantha
    Antique Embroidered Kantha
    Antique Embroidered Kantha Antique embroidered 'kantha', circa 1900, West Bengal, India. Wonderful seating cloth with many people, animals, mandalas and foliage. Excellent condition. Price on Request More Details
  • Antique Embroidered Coverlet
    Antique Embroidered Coverlet
    Antique Embroidered Coverlet Antique rumal (coverlet), circa 1900 or before, Maheri or Baluch Group, Rahim Yar Khan, Sindh, Pakistan. Incredibly fine silk embroidery on homespun cotton ground. SOLD More Details
  • Antique Skirt Length
    Antique Skirt Length
    Antique Skirt Length Antique embroidered skirt length, Rajasthan or Sindh, early 20th century, India/Pakistan border. Silk embroidery on hand block printed cotton cloth with mica mirrors. Price on Request More Details
  • Vintage Embroidered 'Boukhani'
    Vintage Embroidered 'Boukhani'
    Vintage Embroidered 'Boukhani' Vintage bridegroom's embroidered sash, second half 20th century, Rabari group, Kutch, India. Cotton embroidery on cotton ground with mica mirrors. Nice condition. Price on Request More Details
  • Antique Kutch Chola
    Antique Kutch Chola
    Antique Kutch Chola An exquisite vintage embroidery, circa 1930's, Kutch area of Gujarat, India. This chola (bodice) displays beautiful handwork and is in wonderful condition. Price on Request More Details
  • Semi-Antique Sindh Embroidery
    Semi-Antique Sindh Embroidery
    Semi-Antique Sindh Embroidery This is a wonderful embroidered textile, circa 1940's, Tharparkar area of Sindh, Pakistan. This was most likely the face of a pillow worked in silk with mica on a cotton ground. Price on Request More Details
  • Semi-Antique Kutch Toran
    Semi-Antique Kutch Toran
    Semi-Antique Kutch Toran This is a very nice semi-antique 'toran', silk and cotton embroidery, circa 1930's, Kutch area of Gujarat, India. A beautiful example with a lot of silk. Older than most. Price on Request More Details