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Palampore

Palampore

  • Place of origin:

    Coromandel Coast, India (made)

  • Date:

    ca. 1720-1740 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Painted and dyed cotton chintz

  • Credit Line:

    Given by G. P. Baker

  • Museum number:

    IS.36-1950

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

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This partial palampore (bed- or wall-hanging) is a superbly drawn and dyed example of the chintz furnishings exported to Europe in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The fine white designs against coloured grounds are produced by drawing the designs in wax with a bamboo pen (kalam) and then immersing the cloth in the dye-vat. The vase from which the flowering tree emerges is taken from a western source: its floating 'rim' suggests that the Indian artist was not familiar with this type of decoration.

Physical description

Large rectangular palampore (bed-cover or wall-hanging) of painted and dyed cotton chintz. The design is of a sinuous flowering tree rising from a stylised pot set between two mounds. A border with a lace-like floral pattern runs around three edges.

Place of Origin

Coromandel Coast, India (made)

Date

ca. 1720-1740 (made)

Artist/maker

Unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Painted and dyed cotton chintz

Dimensions

Height: 307.3 cm, Width: 248.8 cm

Object history note

Given by G.P.Baker

Descriptive line

Palampore of painted and dyed cotton chintz, Coromandel Coast, ca. 1720-1740

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

J.Irwin and K.Brett, Origins of Chintz, London 1970, cat.no.16, plate 14.

Subjects depicted

Flowers; Trees

Categories

Textiles; Wall coverings

Collection code

SSEA

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