Kora Striped Mashru Lumbar Pillow

Woven in Gujarat, western India, from antique Mashru, the traditional silk-warp, cotton-weft cloth prized for its lustrous face and cool cotton hand. Red and olive alternate in a deeper, more saturated run here than most of this batch, blush appearing only as a thin accent rather than a wide band, with the soft irregularities and horizontal creasing typical of hand-reeled silk on a narrow village pit loom. Finished with a cotton canvas back and a button closure, filled with a polyfill insert (down-blend upgrade available for an additional cost). Era: Vintage, estimated late 19th–mid 20th century Origin: Gujarat, Western India (Mashru tradition) Material: Silk warp / cotton weft; cotton canvas back Size: 22"(W) x 12"(H) Color: Deep red and olive alternating, thin blush accent, mustard trim Fill: Polyfill insert included; down-blend insert available as a paid upgrade Condition: Vintage courtesy of hand-woven irregularities, slubs, and natural creasing; wear consistent with age, no structural concerns. Button closure. A hand-loomed Mashru silk-and-cotton lumbar pillow from Gujarat, India, in a deeper red-and-olive stripe with a thin blush accent. Q: Does a deeper, less faded stripe mean a piece is less genuinely antique? A: Not necessarily, dye retention varies by dye lot and how a piece was stored or used, not strictly by age; a richer surviving color can simply mean the piece saw gentler handling over its lifetime. • **Please bear in mind that colors of products shown may vary slightly from their original color due to monitor display settings or photography studio.