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On display at V&A South Kensington
British Galleries, Room 56c

This object consists of 2 parts, some of which may be located elsewhere.

Hanging Textile

second quarter 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Two hanging textiles in painted and dyed cotton. The design consists of a flowering tree growing from a chinoiserie rockery. Tufts of flowers sprout from its trunk and branches, and beside it are two flowering plants.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Hanging
  • Hanging
Materials and techniques
Painted and dyed cotton
Brief description
Two hanging textiles in painted and dyed cotton, Coromandel Coast, second quarter of 18th century
Physical description
Two hanging textiles in painted and dyed cotton. The design consists of a flowering tree growing from a chinoiserie rockery. Tufts of flowers sprout from its trunk and branches, and beside it are two flowering plants.
Dimensions
  • Top edge width: 1091mm
  • Bottom edge width: 1111mm
  • Proper right length: 1956mm
  • Proper left length: 1955mm
  • Weight: 12.5kg
Credit line
Given by G. P. Baker
Bibliographic references
  • Crill, Rosemary, Chintz: Indian Textiles for the West, London, 2008. Plate 19, p.54
  • Irwin, John and Katherine Brett, Origins of Chintz, London, 1970. With a catalogue of Indo-European cotton-paintings in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, and the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto. ISBN 112900534. p.78, cat. no. 28, pl. 24
Collection
Accession number
IS.50&A-1950

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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