Hanging
- Place of origin:
Coromandel Coast, India (possibly, made)
- Date:
- Artist/Maker:
- Materials and Techniques:
Painted and dyed cotton chintz
- Museum number:
- Gallery location:
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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 of painted and dyed cotton chintz, and with a floral decoration. Possibly also for a bed.
Place of Origin
Coromandel Coast, India (possibly, made)
Date
ca. 1700 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Painted and dyed cotton chintz
Dimensions
Height: 246.3 cm, Width: 193.2 cm, Height: 2485 mm, Width: 1910 mm
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
Wall hanging of painted and dyed cotton chintz, possibly made in Coromandel Coast, ca. 1700
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; Interiors; Wall coverings
Collection code
SSEA
