Palampore
ca. 1700-ca. 1725 (made)
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This small square hanging or coverlet is similar in format to 340-1898, but the exotic repeating plant-forms in that piece have been turned into birds. The top two birds have been distorted to fit within the borders.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton, mordant-dyed and resist-dyed |
| Brief description | Square palampore, cotton, mordant-dyed and resist-dyed, Coromandel Coast, South-east India, ca. 1700-ca. 1725 |
| Physical description | Square chintz palampore with design of stylised birds and flowers. |
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| Gallery label | HANGING
Cotton, mordant-dyed and resist-dyed (‘chintz’)
Coromandel Coast, South-East India
1700-25
IS.18-1976
Square pieces like this were popular with the Dutch market, and several survive with Dutch coats of arms in the design. This one, however, gives all the space of the central field over to exotic birds and flowers. These are in the hybrid style typical of the period, with a mix
of Chinese and western motifs.(27/9/2013) |
| Object history | Made on the Coromandel Coast for export to Europe. Purchased. Registered File number 1976/1287. |
| Production | Made on the Coromandel Coast for export to Europe. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This small square hanging or coverlet is similar in format to 340-1898, but the exotic repeating plant-forms in that piece have been turned into birds. The top two birds have been distorted to fit within the borders. |
| Bibliographic reference | Crill, Rosemary, Chintz: Indian Textiles for the West, London, 2008.
Crill, Rosemary. Chintz : Indian textiles for the West London: V&A Publishing, 2008, Cat. No. 34, p. 29, illus. p. 75. |
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| Accession number | IS.18-1976 |
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| Record created | November 28, 2007 |
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