Palampore
ca. 1775-1800 (made)
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Rectangular palampore (bed-cover or wall-hanging) of painted and dyed cotton chintz with a design of a flowering tree with drooping branches rising from a mound. The mound is inhabited by elephants and birds, with two large birds (possibly peacocks) perched on the top. There is a wide border on all four sides with a pattern of bamboos and flowering trees.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted and dyed cotton chintz |
| Brief description | Palampore (bed-cover or wall-hanging) of painted and dyed cotton chintz, Coromandel Coast, ca. 1775-1800 |
| Physical description | Rectangular palampore (bed-cover or wall-hanging) of painted and dyed cotton chintz with a design of a flowering tree with drooping branches rising from a mound. The mound is inhabited by elephants and birds, with two large birds (possibly peacocks) perched on the top. There is a wide border on all four sides with a pattern of bamboos and flowering trees. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs J. R. Bartlett |
| 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.85, cat. no. 42, pl. 41 |
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| Accession number | IS.2-1961 |
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| Record created | February 22, 2006 |
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