Cover
ca. 1855 - ca. 1879 (made)
Artist/Maker | |
Place of origin |
Dyed ochre, block printed in red, green, black, and blue, the field has diagonal bands of floral buta and sprays of flowers. Borders of buta and floral designs. The field has a central, coloured floral medallion against a green background with flowers and buta, several floral borders, and one border has cartouches containing floral patterns and architectural niches containing floral sprays, the hems have large floral buta.
Object details
Categories | |
Object type | |
Materials and techniques | Woven cotton, block printed and dyed |
Brief description | Textile, probably a bed cover (palampore), block printed cotton, northern India, ca. 1855-1879 |
Physical description | Dyed ochre, block printed in red, green, black, and blue, the field has diagonal bands of floral buta and sprays of flowers. Borders of buta and floral designs. The field has a central, coloured floral medallion against a green background with flowers and buta, several floral borders, and one border has cartouches containing floral patterns and architectural niches containing floral sprays, the hems have large floral buta. |
Dimensions |
|
Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. |
Historical context | Intended for use as a cover, for household use. |
Subjects depicted | |
Collection | |
Accession number | 5462A/(IS) |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
Record created | November 20, 2013 |
Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest