Not currently on display at the V&A

Textile

ca. 1881-1882 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Length of cotton, block printed with a repeating floral pattern, with a repeating pattern in each of the four borders, the border consists of bands of running floral and other ornaments. Quarter medallions in centre of field. Block printed, mordant-dyed and painted, in red, black, blue and yellow on a white ground. Complete piece, made up of two pieces joined.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Woven cotton, block printed, mordant-dyed and painted
Brief description
Textile, floral design, cotton, block printed, mordant-dyed and painted, Tiruchchirappalli (Wariol), ca. 1881-1882
Physical description
Length of cotton, block printed with a repeating floral pattern, with a repeating pattern in each of the four borders, the border consists of bands of running floral and other ornaments. Quarter medallions in centre of field. Block printed, mordant-dyed and painted, in red, black, blue and yellow on a white ground. Complete piece, made up of two pieces joined.
Dimensions
  • Length: 226cm
  • Width: 162cm
Object history
Acquired by Caspar Purdon Clarke on his purchasing trip to India in 1881 to 1882.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.2888-1883

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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