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Palampore

ca. 1720-1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Coromandel Coast (made)

The field of this chintz hanging is filled with beautifully drawn birds and flowers. The vase of flowers in the centre is taken from a European source and is decorated with a scene of 'Nature being crowned by Love'.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Wall Coverings
Interiors
Object type
Palampore
Materials and techniques
Painted and dyed cotton chintz
Brief description
Rectangular palampore or bed-cover of painted and dyed cotton chintz, Coromandel Coast, ca. 1720-1750
Physical description
Rectangular palampore or bed-cover of painted and dyed cotton chintz. Composed of two selvage to selvage widths of cotton joined after painting. In the centre is a vase of flowers. There is a bunch of flowers tied with a ribbon in each corner. The field is filled with a tracery of stems bearing fanciful leaves and flowers, and interspersed with beautifully drawn birds. There is a wide border with a floral design, and two narrow guard borders with a ribbon design. Blue band around all four edges. The lower portion of the bottom border is missing.
Dimensions
  • Top edge width: 2257mm
  • Bottom edge width: 2283mm
  • Proper right length: 2595mm
  • Proper left length: 2589mm
  • Weighed on roller weight: 14.5kg
Taken from Origins of Chintz, cat.no.80.
Subjects depicted
Flowers
Birds
Summary
The field of this chintz hanging is filled with beautifully drawn birds and flowers. The vase of flowers in the centre is taken from a European source and is decorated with a scene of 'Nature being crowned by Love'.
Bibliographic references
  • A.Farrington, Trading Places: the East India Company and Asia 1600-1834, London, British Library, 2002, p55.
  • 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. 100, cat. no. 80, pl. 77
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.46-1956

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Record createdFebruary 22, 2006
Record URL
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