Bed Cover
late 18th century (made)
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Bed cover or hanging (palampore) of painted and mordant-dyed cotton, with a red flowering tree pattern on a white ground.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted and mordant-dyed cotton, hand woven |
| Brief description | Bed cover or hanging (palampore) of painted and mordant-dyed cotton, Coromandel Coast, late 18th century. |
| Physical description | Bed cover or hanging (palampore) of painted and mordant-dyed cotton, with a red flowering tree pattern on a white ground. |
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| Object history | The cloth was created for the Indonesian market but manufactured in India. The word palampore is an Anglicisation of palang-posh or bedcover, which describes the principal use of these export cloths. |
| Production | Found in Sumatra |
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| Bibliographic reference | Guy, J. "Woven Cargoes. Indian Textiles in the East", London, 1998
p. 108, pl. 141 |
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| Accession number | IS.81-1988 |
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| Record created | May 3, 2000 |
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