A Check on Check Boro Textile: Hand Woven Cotton

ca. early to mid twentieth century
35" x 25", 89 cm x 63.5 cm

This layered boro cloth is composed mainly of checked cottons; the cloth was probably taken from a futon cover which over time has been mended.

The arrangement of patches to the base cloth is artful and very beautifully done: the entire piece is hand stitched.  There are six patches in all, with a dominant patch of good looking, hand spun, indigo dyed cotton dominating the left-hand side of the piece.

This boro cloth is of a nice size and could be a beautiful home accessory--or it could be admired on its own, as art.

A lovely, complex and attractive boro cloth.