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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
- Museum number:
IS.2905-1883
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Textile, cotton, block printed and probably mordant-dyed, with alternate bands of men mounted on elephants with men carrying umbrellas, birds, horsemen and men with umbrellas, and narrow bands of floral scrolls. On a terracotta-coloured ground. 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
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 and mordant-dyed cotton, Tiruchchirappalli (Wariol), ca. 1881-1882
Materials
Cotton
Techniques
Block printed; Mordant dyed; Painted
Subjects depicted
Equestrians; Umbrellas; Floral; Elephants; Men
Categories
Textiles; Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection