Not currently on display at the V&A

Textile

19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Rajasthan (made)
Sanganer (made)

Length of block-printed cotton, dark green ground with all-over design of staggered rows of large butas (flowering sprigs) in red and white. Either end finishes with a horizontal band with a floral meander in red and brown on a white ground. White areas are printed with resist, red areas with mordant. Complete except for one corner cut out. One corner has a black tax collection stamp (octroi) and the other inscribed with 'G.B.' for G. Baker, the collector.


Object details

Category
Textiles
Object type
Textile
Materials and techniques
Painted cotton
Cotton (Textile)
Block Printing
Resist Printing
Brief description
Length of block-printed cotton, dark green ground with large butas (flowering sprigs) in white and red, probably Sanganer, Rajasthan, probably 19th century; Textiles
Physical description
Length of block-printed cotton, dark green ground with all-over design of staggered rows of large butas (flowering sprigs) in red and white. Either end finishes with a horizontal band with a floral meander in red and brown on a white ground. White areas are printed with resist, red areas with mordant. Complete except for one corner cut out. One corner has a black tax collection stamp (octroi) and the other inscribed with 'G.B.' for G. Baker, the collector.
Dimensions
  • Length: 188in
  • Width: 35in
  • Width: 91cm
  • Length: 452cm
Credit line
Given by G. P. Baker
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.30-1950

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O481183/textile-unknown/
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