Silk Embroidery "Painting": "Basket of Thai Fruits"
date: label: Accession Date
content: 13 Nov 2014
name: label: Donor Name
content: Queen Sirikit
notes: label: Notes
content: Still life of fruits and fruit basket, hand embroidered on silk. Framed under glass, with a gold-colored frame. Stored inside a hinged box covered in green Thai silk. A printed note that accompanies the painting says: "Traditional Thai Hand Embroidery on Hand-Woven Thai Silk Material. Theme: A Basket of Thai Fruits (Rambutans, Mangosteens, Guavas, Longans, Durian, Custard-Apples, Papaya, Watermelon, etc.) Original Painting: Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn. Artisans: Support Foundation Trainees. Artistic Specification: Silk threads used in this embroidery were extracted from the innermost core of the silk cocoons which are extremeley soft and refined. Time Consumed: 12 months. [Date:] A.D. 1995"
label: Record Last Modified
content: 21 Apr 2025
label: Specimen Count
content: 2
place: label: Place
content: Thailand, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Thai
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 416099
label: USNM Number
content: E433567-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Embroidery
physicalDescription: label: Length - Case
content: 64 cm
label: Width - Case
content: 57 cm
label: Thickness - Case
content: 5.5 cm
label: Length - Embroidery And Frame
content: 58 cm
label: Width - Embroidery And Frame
content: 50 cm