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Detail from a purple and white embroidered textile depicting many scenes along a trade route, such as sailing ships, laborers and scenes of leisure.

Bhasha Chakrabarti

The Intoxication of the Flower, the Exhaustion of the Labor, the Circulation of the Seas, and the Seduction of the Stitch,

Maker

  • Bhasha Chakrabarti
  • Ashdeen

Title

The Intoxication of the Flower, the Exhaustion of the Labor, the Circulation of the Seas, and the Seduction of the Stitch

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Silk thread,
  • handloomed raw silk,
  • and reactive dye

Techniques

  • Silk thread,
  • handloomed raw silk,
  • and reactive dye

Dimensions

107 x 550 cm (42 1/8 x 216 9/16 inches)

Type

  • Costume

Credit

Museum purchase: gift of Frances Middendorf and Elizabeth T. and Dorothy N. Casey Fund

Object Number

2025.38

The Intoxication of the Flower, the Exhaustion of the Labor, the Circulation of the Seas, and the Seduction of the Stitch

Publications

The Flower, the Labor, and the Sea

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Exhibition History

The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea

September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is The Intoxication of the Flower, the Exhaustion of the Labor, the Circulation of the Seas, and the Seduction of the Stitch with the accession number of 2025.38. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.
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