Textile Length
1772 (dated)
| Place of origin |
Length of dress fabric (yardage). Light yellow ground patterned with block printed motif of flowering marigolds in staggered rows, the petals yellow, purple seed pod, green stem and foliage outlined on the back.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Block-printed mordant dyed cotton |
| Brief description | Length of printed cotton, probably intended as dress fabric, block-printed cotton, probably Rajasthan, c. 1772; Textiles; Clothing |
| Physical description | Length of dress fabric (yardage). Light yellow ground patterned with block printed motif of flowering marigolds in staggered rows, the petals yellow, purple seed pod, green stem and foliage outlined on the back. |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (A partially undeciphered Hindi inscription in one corner stated that the cloth was made for a Hindu raja in 1772.) |
| Gallery label | LENGTH OF PRINTED COTTON
Cotton, block-printed
Probably Rajasthan
c. 1772
IS.64-1978
The quality of this almost 10 metre-long cloth suggests it may have been produced in Rajasthan, a region renowned for its block-printing. The fabric was probably intended to be made into a man’s robe like the one to the right. A hand-written inscription on the back indicates the cloth may date to as early as 1772.(01/08/2017) |
| Subject depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | The Indian Heritage. Court life and Arts under Mughal Rule London: The Victoria and Albert Museum, 1982 Number: ISBN 0 906969 26 3
p. 100, cat. 279, Veronica Murphy |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.64-1978 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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