
- Cover or hanging
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Cover or hanging
- Place of origin:
Machilipatnam (made)
- Date:
early 19th century (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown
- Materials and Techniques:
Woven cotton, block printed, resist-dyed, mordant-dyed, painted and glazed
- Museum number:
IS.1-1890
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Cover or hanging, block printed, resist-dyed, mordant-dyed, painted and glazed cotton. The field has a large floral cone design surrounded by floral designs and birds, there are also two smaller cones to the sides in a floral border, below are peacocks, tigers and deer. Floral border with architectural motifs at either end. Complete piece.
Place of Origin
Machilipatnam (made)
Date
early 19th century (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
Woven cotton, block printed, resist-dyed, mordant-dyed, painted and glazed
Dimensions
Length: 206 cm, Width: 126.5 cm
Historical context note
Intended for use as a cover or hanging, for domestic use.
Descriptive line
Textile, cover or hanging, floral cone design with birds, tigers and deer, block printed, resist-dyed, mordant-dyed, painted and glazed cotton, Machilipatnam, early 19th century
Materials
Cotton
Techniques
Resist dyed; Mordant dyed; Painted; Glazed; Block printed
Subjects depicted
Niches; Cones; Deer; Peacocks; Birds; Tiger; Floral
Categories
Textiles; Household objects; Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection