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Cover
- Place of origin:
South India (made)
- Date:
ca. 1881-1882 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown
- Materials and Techniques:
Woven cotton, dyed and block printed
- Museum number:
IS.1778-1883
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Textile, cover, dyed and block printed cotton, with a central floral medallion surrounded by floral designs, and borders containing buta and scrolling plants, small and large buta. Complete piece.
Place of Origin
South India (made)
Date
ca. 1881-1882 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
Woven cotton, dyed and block printed
Dimensions
Length: 202 cm, Width: 130 cm
Object history note
Acquired by Caspar Purdon Clarke on his purchasing trip to India in 1881 to 1882.
Historical context note
Intended for use as a cover, a domestic textile.
Descriptive line
Textile, cover (palampore), block printed and dyed, South India, ca. 1881-1882
Materials
Cotton
Techniques
Woven; Dyed; Block printed
Subjects depicted
Floral; Plants; Buta
Categories
Textiles; Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection