Textile
ca. 1881-1882 (made)
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Textile, dyed and block printed, with a design of floral sprigs within a a meandering diaper. Deep borders of buta and floral designs. The colours are predominantly dark blue and red on a white ground. Surface glazed. Complete piece. Made for the Singapore market. Complete piece.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven cotton, dyed and block printed |
| Brief description | Textile for the Singapore market, floral design, block printed cotton, Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, c.1881-1882 |
| Physical description | Textile, dyed and block printed, with a design of floral sprigs within a a meandering diaper. Deep borders of buta and floral designs. The colours are predominantly dark blue and red on a white ground. Surface glazed. Complete piece. Made for the Singapore market. Complete piece. |
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| Object history | Acquired by Caspar Purdon Clarke on his purchasing trip to India in 1881 to 1882. 1883 Register Entry: CLOTH, Cotton. Printed with a trellis pattern containing a flowering sprig, with narrow side borders, and wide end borders in lands of floral cones, trellis pattern and running ornament ; in black, blue and white on a red ground. Made for the Singapore market. Coinbaconum. 19th cent. L. 7 ft. 10 in., W. 3 ft. 6 in, Bought, 38. 2307.-1883. (I.S,). |
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| Accession number | IS.2307-1883 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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