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Fragment

late 17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Coromandel Coast (made)

Fragment of a length of block-printed, painted, resist-dyed and mordant-dyed cotton with a repeat pattern of flowering plants in shades of orange, red, violet and green. At the left edge is a selvedge and traces of stitching.

Object details

Category
Textiles
Object type
Fragment
Materials and techniques
Resist-dyed and mordant-dyed cotton, painted and block-printed
Brief description
Fragment of a length of block-printed, painted, resist-dyed and mordant-dyed cotton, probably made in Coromandel Coast, late 17th century
Physical description
Fragment of a length of block-printed, painted, resist-dyed and mordant-dyed cotton with a repeat pattern of flowering plants in shades of orange, red, violet and green. At the left edge is a selvedge and traces of stitching.
Dimensions
  • Top width: 1892mm
  • Bottom width: 1894mm
  • Proper right length: 2485mm
  • Proper left length: 2489mm
  • Object with the roller weight: 5kg
Gallery label
(27/9/2013)
PART OF A CURTAIN OR HANGING
Cotton, mordant-dyed,
resist-dyed and printed
South-East India
c. 1660
IM.57-1933
Given by K. de B. Codrington
Fabrics like this piece were used extensively
at the Mughal and Deccani courts for door curtains, floor covers and decorative hangings. The repeating floral design recalls Mughal textile patterns, but the fine resist-drawn motifs inside the leaves suggest an origin on the Coromandel Coast. The fabric may have been intended for use at the Golconda court.
Credit line
Given by K. de B. Codrington, Esq.
Object history
Given by Professor K. de B. Codrington
Production
Possibly made for the Golconda court
Bibliographic reference
Irwin, John and Katherine Brett, Origins of Chintz, London, 1970. With a catalogue of Indo-European cotton-paintings in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, and the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto. ISBN 112900534. p. 66, cat. no. 4, pl. 3a
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IM.57-1933

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Record createdFebruary 22, 2006
Record URL
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