Palampore
ca. 1775 (made)
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Large rectangular palampore (wall-hanging or bed-cover) of painted and dyed cotton chintz. The design is of a branched, bamboo-like tree with flowers rising from a large rocky mound at the base. There is a wide border on all four sides with designs of bamboos and flowering plants. Backed with cotton and with brass rings. Selvages at the sides.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted and dyed cotton chintz, backed with cotton, brass |
| Brief description | Palampore of painted and dyed cotton chintz, Coromandel Coast, ca. 1775 |
| Physical description | Large rectangular palampore (wall-hanging or bed-cover) of painted and dyed cotton chintz. The design is of a branched, bamboo-like tree with flowers rising from a large rocky mound at the base. There is a wide border on all four sides with designs of bamboos and flowering plants. Backed with cotton and with brass rings. Selvages at the sides. |
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| Credit line | Given by G. P. Baker |
| Object history | Given by G.P.Baker |
| 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. 84. cat. no. 41, pl. 40. |
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| Accession number | IS.38-1950 |
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| Record created | February 22, 2006 |
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