Chintz Piece
1880 (made)
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Complete selvedge to selvedge length of block printed cotton, with resist-dyed blue, mordant-dyed red and painted mustard yellow, in zigzag design with floral meanders and flower sprigs, three printed cartouches at one end with inscriptions in Persian.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven cotton, block printed, resist-dyed, mordant-dyed and painted |
| Brief description | Textile, chintz piece, block printed, resist-dyed and mordant-dyed and painted cotton, Machilipatnam, 1880 |
| Physical description | Complete selvedge to selvedge length of block printed cotton, with resist-dyed blue, mordant-dyed red and painted mustard yellow, in zigzag design with floral meanders and flower sprigs, three printed cartouches at one end with inscriptions in Persian. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Right hand cartouche: 'Qalamkar'
Central cartouche: '1298 'Ali Ahmad/Sayyid'
Left hand cartouche:
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| Object history | Acquired by Caspar Purdon Clarke on his purchasing trip to India in 1881 to 1882. |
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| Accession number | IS.1773-1883 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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