Textile
18th century (made)
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Cloth cover (Pha Kiao) of painted, printed and dyed cotton in blue, green and cream on a pinkish red ground. The large field, surrounded by a border on four sides, consists of a trellis of stepped squares of two different sizes. The larger encloses four torsos with hands in a prayer within a diamond shaped medallion, and the smaller encloses a lion within a lotus. The border is decorated with heavenly beings dancing amidst scrolling foliage with peeping faces.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted, printed and dyed cotton |
| Brief description | Cloth cover (Pha Kiao) of painted, printed and dyed cotton, made in South India, 18th century |
| Physical description | Cloth cover (Pha Kiao) of painted, printed and dyed cotton in blue, green and cream on a pinkish red ground. The large field, surrounded by a border on four sides, consists of a trellis of stepped squares of two different sizes. The larger encloses four torsos with hands in a prayer within a diamond shaped medallion, and the smaller encloses a lion within a lotus. The border is decorated with heavenly beings dancing amidst scrolling foliage with peeping faces. |
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| Production | South India, made for the Thai market. |
| Bibliographic reference | Guy, J. "Woven Cargoes. Indian Textiles in the East", London, 1998
p. 137, pl. 183 (detail) |
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| Accession number | IS.346-1992 |
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| Record created | October 3, 2002 |
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