Panel
early 19th century (made)
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Cover panel of wood-block printed cotton in red and black on a white ground. Lining of woven cotton. Portion of wrapping for a manuscript. The pattern consists of ogee-shaped compartments formed by undulating leafy stems enclosing rosettes on a white ground closely spotted with red. The lining has a white check on a pink ground. Class B, No. 5.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Wood-block printed cotton, lined with cotton |
| Brief description | Cover panel of wood-block printed cotton and lined with cotton, North Arcot, early 19th century |
| Physical description | Cover panel of wood-block printed cotton in red and black on a white ground. Lining of woven cotton. Portion of wrapping for a manuscript. The pattern consists of ogee-shaped compartments formed by undulating leafy stems enclosing rosettes on a white ground closely spotted with red. The lining has a white check on a pink ground. Class B, No. 5. |
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| Credit line | Given by The Tanjore Maharaja Sarfoji's Saraswathi Mahal Library |
| Object history | The idea of acquiring these cuttings from printed cotton book-covers for the V&A came from George Percival Baker (1856- 1951), who was a textile merchant and manufacturer with a firm in Crayford, Kent. He was also an expert on textiles and a collector of fabrics from India and Persia, besides being an avid horticulturalist. He was visiting the leading cotton centres of India at the time and made a selection of these coverings being used to cover books and manuscripts in the Saraswati Mahal Library. He then mediated the acquisition of these objects for the V&A. [MA/1/T86: Maharaja Sarfoji Tanjore (Saraswathi Mahal Library)] Given by The Tanjore Maharaja Sarfoji's Saraswathi Mahal Library. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. R.P. 1920-3959 |
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| Accession number | IM.172-1920 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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