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Hanging

  • Object:

    Hanging

  • Place of origin:

    Coromandel coast, India (possibly, made)

  • Date:

    ca. 1700 (made)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Painted and dyed cotton

  • Museum number:

    IS.156-1953

  • Gallery location:

    In store

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This hanging is one of a group of four chintz panels of the same design which were acquired from Ashburnham Place in Sussex. They appear to have been cut to sizes suitable for use as bed-hangings. Another set of hangings from Ashburnham Place have the closely related designs embroidered in chain-stitch (IS.152-1953 and IS.155-1953). Both sets are divided between the V&A, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Calico Museum, Ahmedabad, and the Cooper Hewitt Museum, New York.

Physical description

Wall hanging with floral decoration made for the European market.

Place of Origin

Coromandel coast, India (possibly, made)

Date

ca. 1700 (made)

Materials and Techniques

Painted and dyed cotton

Dimensions

Height: 246.3 cm, Width: 193.2 cm

Object history note

Formerly in the possession of the Ashburnham family at Ashburnham House, Sussex.

Historical context note

When auctioned at Ashburnham House in 1952 there were three matching panels which are now divided between Museums in India at the Calico Museums of Textiles Ahmedabad: acc no. 324, and the USA: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: acc no. 53, 2201 and Cooper Hewitt Museum, New York: acc no. 1953. 123.1

Descriptive line

Chintz bed- or wall-hanging

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

Irwin, John. Origins of Chinz: With a catalogue of Indo-European Cotton-Paintings in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto. Butler and Tanner Ltd London, 1970, 68p, fig 27. ISBN 112900534. Guy, J., and Swallow, D., (eds). ‘Arts of India: 1550-1900’. London : Victoria and Albert Museum, 1990. ISBN 1851770224p.163, pl.140.
See also V&A Register: IS 280 1953
Register No: IS 156 (a) -1953

Production Note

Made for the Western market. It has also been suggested that it was made in Gujarat, N.W.India.

Subjects depicted

Floral pattern

Categories

Textiles; Wall coverings

Collection code

IND

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