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Palampore

ca. 1770 - ca. 1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The angularity of the tree and its branches and the use of bamboo-like leaves in the border meander are typical of the Chinese influence on chintz designs for the western market in the third quarter of the 18th century.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Cotton, painted and dyed
Brief description
Chintz palampore, made in Coromandel Coast, ca. 1770-ca. 1780
Physical description
Large chintz palampore with a flowering tree design. Transfer design drawn and hand-painted on dyed cotton. Colours include red, violet, yellow and black. Outlines are in black and red. The design consists of a Tree of Life with a purple trunk and branches bearing flowers and fruit. It rises from a mound of rocks. In the air and on the branches are birds and butterflies. The surrounding borders have flowers and leaves on stems.
Dimensions
  • Height: 340cm
  • Width: 226cm
  • Height: 133.625in
  • Width: 89in
  • Top edge width: 2370mm
  • Bottom edge width: 2336mm
  • Proper right length: 3368mm
  • Proper left length: 3355mm
  • Weighed on roller weight: 15.5kg
Marks and inscriptions
United East India Company stamp (On the reverse side in the lower left corner)
Credit line
Purchased from Mr. C.S.H. Chapman, 257 Mackenzie Road, Beckenham, Kent
Production
Made on the Coromandel Coast for export to Europe.
Subject depicted
Summary
The angularity of the tree and its branches and the use of bamboo-like leaves in the border meander are typical of the Chinese influence on chintz designs for the western market in the third quarter of the 18th century.
Bibliographic reference
Crill, Rosemary, Chintz: Indian Textiles for the West, London, 2008. Plate 21, pp. 56 and 57
Collection
Accession number
IM.226-1921

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Record createdNovember 27, 2007
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