Mattress Cover
early 20th century (made)
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Mattress cover (draniyo) of loosely woven white or unbleached cotton, with design embroidered and applied in coloured cottons and pieces of cloth with mirrors inset, laid out as follows: a central square motif containing one large and four small windmills/whirligigs/stylised flowerheads, the square outlined with two different coloured binding strips, beyond which a third strip cut into a triangular edging. Four smaller squares are arranged at roughly equal intervals on the cloth, two at the top and two at the bottom, on either side of a flowering tree which grows from a diamond-shaped compartment containing a windmill or stylised flowerhead. In the spaces between these designs are further motifs, human and animal, e.g., woman churning butter, a baby in a swinging cot, people riding camels and elephants, various quadruped, peacocks, etc. Around the edge of the cloth is a series of borders, embroidered and appliqué, the longest and most conspicuous being of dark blue cotton with a repeating pattern of large stylised rosettes, each with a mirror inset in the centre. The cloth is edged with a series of coloured binding strips, and backed with coarse white and unbleached cotton.
The colours used in the embroidery and appliqué are: two reds, two blues, green, yellow orange and ecru or biscuit. The predominant colours are scarlet and indigo on a cream ground. The main embroidery stitches used are: interlaced stitch, double chain stitch, button-hole stitch, and outline stitch.
The colours used in the embroidery and appliqué are: two reds, two blues, green, yellow orange and ecru or biscuit. The predominant colours are scarlet and indigo on a cream ground. The main embroidery stitches used are: interlaced stitch, double chain stitch, button-hole stitch, and outline stitch.
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Materials and techniques | Woven cotton with appliqué and embroidered decoration |
Brief description | Mattress cover (draniyo), woven cotton with appliqué and embroidered decoration, from Kutch, Gujarat, India, early 20th century |
Physical description | Mattress cover (draniyo) of loosely woven white or unbleached cotton, with design embroidered and applied in coloured cottons and pieces of cloth with mirrors inset, laid out as follows: a central square motif containing one large and four small windmills/whirligigs/stylised flowerheads, the square outlined with two different coloured binding strips, beyond which a third strip cut into a triangular edging. Four smaller squares are arranged at roughly equal intervals on the cloth, two at the top and two at the bottom, on either side of a flowering tree which grows from a diamond-shaped compartment containing a windmill or stylised flowerhead. In the spaces between these designs are further motifs, human and animal, e.g., woman churning butter, a baby in a swinging cot, people riding camels and elephants, various quadruped, peacocks, etc. Around the edge of the cloth is a series of borders, embroidered and appliqué, the longest and most conspicuous being of dark blue cotton with a repeating pattern of large stylised rosettes, each with a mirror inset in the centre. The cloth is edged with a series of coloured binding strips, and backed with coarse white and unbleached cotton. The colours used in the embroidery and appliqué are: two reds, two blues, green, yellow orange and ecru or biscuit. The predominant colours are scarlet and indigo on a cream ground. The main embroidery stitches used are: interlaced stitch, double chain stitch, button-hole stitch, and outline stitch. |
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Object history | Transferred from the Circulation department. These objects (IS.6-1977 to IS.41-1977) were in Circulation's travelling exhibition, "The Arts of Village India". They formerly bore the numbers C24959 to C24994. C24984, a cradle-cloth, is missing-stolen at Birkenhead in 1973. (Registered File number 1976/616) Formerly numbered C24989. |
Historical context | Used by memebers of the Rabari cowherd community to hang in front of a stack of mattresses during the day. |
Production | From Kutch, Gujarat. |
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Accession number | IS.36-1977 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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