J.H.Terry

Asian Fine Art & Antique Textiles

Header ImageEmbroidery India/Pakistan

Antique Embroidered Textile Art from the Indian Subcontinent


  • Antique 'Phulkari' Headcover
    Antique 'Phulkari' Headcover
    Antique 'Phulkari' Headcover Antique 'phulkari' or women's headcover/shawl, circa 1900, East Punjab, India. A beautiful example with floss silk embroidery on a homespun cotton ground. Price on Request More Details
  • Antique Silk Sindh Panel
    Antique Silk Sindh Panel
    Antique Silk Sindh Panel Antique silk on silk embroidery fragment, circa 1st Half 20th cent, Tharparkar area, Sindh, Pakistan. A wonderful silk embroidery decorated with peacocks and rolling hills. Price on Request More Details
  • Antique Silk Embroidered 'Gaj'
    Antique Silk Embroidered 'Gaj'
    Antique Silk Embroidered 'Gaj' An antique women's silk embroidered 'gaj' or blouse front, circa 1920's-30's, Kutch area of Gujarat, India. Silk embroidered on silk with mica mirrors. A fine example. Price on Request More Details
  • Semi-Antique Rajasthan Rumal
    Semi-Antique Rajasthan Rumal
    Semi-Antique Rajasthan Rumal Semi-antique rumal, circa mid 20th century, Rajasthan or Sindh, India. A strikingly beautiful embroidered coverlet with wonderful colors and in excellent condition. Price on Request More Details
  • Antique Silk Embroidered Pouch
    Antique Silk Embroidered Pouch
    Antique Silk Embroidered Pouch A very beautiful silk pouch, circa 1930's, Kalat area, one of the Baluch groups, Balochistan, Pakistan. Fine silk 'doch' embroidery with satin backing, (which is not original). SOLD More Details
  • Antique Sindh Wedding Sash
    Antique Sindh Wedding Sash
    Antique Sindh Wedding Sash Detail of an antique embroidered men's wedding sash, Meghwar group, circa 1900, Sindh region of SE Pakistan. Floss silk embroidery on a fine cotton ground. Excellent condition. Price on Request stylized More Details
  • Semi-Antique 'Gaj'
    Semi-Antique 'Gaj'
    Semi-Antique 'Gaj' Semi-Antique 'gaj' or tunic front, first half 20th century, Meghwar group, Tharparkar, Sindh Province, Pakistan. Silk, gold and silver wire, mica mirrors and beads. SOLD More Details
  • Semi Antique Embroidered Panel
    Semi Antique Embroidered Panel
    Semi Antique Embroidered Panel Beautiful silk embroidered fragment, circa 1940, Tharparkar region of Sindh, Pakistan. Fine silk floss embroidery in 'soof' technique in geometric designs. Price on Request More Details