Palampore

This richly patterned quilt is decorated with a mixture of real and imaginary flowers, with carnations, irises, tulips and lotus pods recognisable by their shape if not their colouring. Small birds inhabit the central medallion, while butterflies are incorporated into the crowded field design. The flowering trees that make up the main design spring from vestigial mounds at the edges of the field.

Physical description

A rectangular chintz palampore with all-over floral design. Central circular medallion filled with flowers. 8 tear-drop-shaped elements point inwards from the sides and corners of the field. Floral meander border. Red silk lining.

Place of Origin

Coromandel Coast, India (probably, made)

Date

ca. 1700-1725 (made)

Artist/maker

Unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Cotton, mordant-dyed and resist-dyed, with yellow over-painting; wadded and quilted, red silk lining

Dimensions

Height: 311 cm, Width: 236 cm

Object history note

Purchased. Registered File number 1976/1287.

Descriptive line

Quilted chintz palampore with floral design, probably made on the Coromandel Coast, South-east India, ca. 1700-1725

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Crill, Rosemary. Chintz : Indian textiles for the West London: V&A Publishing, 2008, Cat. No. 42, p. 29, illus. p. 89.

Production Note

Probably made on the Coromandel Coast, south-east India

Materials

Silk (textile); Cotton (textile)

Techniques

Painting; Resist-dyeing; Quilted; Lining

Subjects depicted

Birds; Floral scrolls; Butterfiles

Collection code

SSEA

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