Fragment
late 17th century (made)
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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
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| 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. |
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| Gallery label | 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.(27/9/2013) |
| 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 |
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| Accession number | IM.57-1933 |
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| Record created | February 22, 2006 |
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