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Textile
- Place of origin:
Tiruchchirappalli (Wariol, made)
- Date:
ca. 1881-1882 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown
- Materials and Techniques:
Woven cotton, block printed, probably mordant-dyed, and painted
- Museum number:
IS.2910-1883
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Textile, cotton, block printed and probably mordant-dyed and painted, with alternate bands of men mounted on elephants with men carrying umbrellas, floral bands, and horsemen with umbrella-carriers. A rectangular design containing bands of floral scrolls in the centre. Complete piece.
Place of Origin
Tiruchchirappalli (Wariol, made)
Date
ca. 1881-1882 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
Woven cotton, block printed, probably mordant-dyed, and painted
Dimensions
Length: 240 cm, Width: 111 cm
Object history note
Acquired by Caspar Purdon Clarke on his purchasing trip to India in 1881 to 1882.
Descriptive line
Textile, horsemen, elephants and umbrellas, block printed, mordant-dyed and painted cotton, Tiruchchirappalli (Wariol), ca. 1881-1882
Materials
Cotton
Techniques
Block printed; Painted; Mordant dyed; Woven
Subjects depicted
Equestrians; Umbrellas; Floral; Elephants; Men
Categories
Textiles; Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection