Skirt Cloth
19th century (made)
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This fragment of skirt-cloth (Thai: ‘pha nung’) is a fine example of Indian painted cotton made for export to the Thai court. Several different techniques were used in its production. It has been mordant-dyed (a technique that involves using a metallic salt to create permanent colours from natural dyes). The pattern was created using a drawn resist to prevent certain areas absorbing the dye. The painted gold embellishment was probably added at royal workshops in Thailand.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Mordant-dyed, drawn resist-dyed and painted cotton |
| Brief description | Skirt-cloth (pha nung) of painted and dyed cotton, Coromandel Coast, 19th century |
| Physical description | Skirt-cloth (pha nung) of cotton, mordant-dyed, drawn resist-dyed and painted with gold. Gold and red on a red ground. The cloth has been cut down. |
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| Production | Made for the Thai market |
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| Literary reference | Thai design elements |
| Summary | This fragment of skirt-cloth (Thai: ‘pha nung’) is a fine example of Indian painted cotton made for export to the Thai court. Several different techniques were used in its production. It has been mordant-dyed (a technique that involves using a metallic salt to create permanent colours from natural dyes). The pattern was created using a drawn resist to prevent certain areas absorbing the dye. The painted gold embellishment was probably added at royal workshops in Thailand. |
| Bibliographic reference | Guy, J. "Woven Cargoes. Indian Textiles in the East", London, 1998
p. 128, pl. 166 |
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| Accession number | IS.51-1991 |
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| Record created | May 4, 2000 |
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