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Tent Hanging

18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Jaipur (made)
Rajasthan (made)

This striking hanging would have been used inside a tent. The set from which this panel comes has been associated with the rulers of Jaipur in Rajasthan and it may well have been made there (although the velvet appears to be imported European fabric). Red and gold hangings with floral designs like this are seen in several miniature paintings of the 18th and 19th centuries.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
SCRAN
Object type
Tent hanging
Materials and techniques
Stencilled velvet and painted with gold leaf
Brief description
Tent hanging of stencilled velvet and painted with gold leaf, possibly made in Rajasthan or probably made in Jaipur, 18th century
Physical description
Tent hanging of stencilled velvet and painted with gold leaf. With a symmetrical floral pattern.
Dimensions
  • Height: 184cm
  • Width: 138cm
  • Depth: 4mm
Subject depicted
Floral Pattern
Summary
This striking hanging would have been used inside a tent. The set from which this panel comes has been associated with the rulers of Jaipur in Rajasthan and it may well have been made there (although the velvet appears to be imported European fabric). Red and gold hangings with floral designs like this are seen in several miniature paintings of the 18th and 19th centuries.
Bibliographic references
  • Guy, John and Swallow, Deborah (eds.) Arts of India: 1550-1900. Text by Rosemary Crill, John Guy, Veronica Murphy, Susan Stronge and Deborah Swallow. London : Victoria and Albert Museum, 1990, reprinted 1999. 240 p. : ill. ISBN: 1851770224. p.103, no.83
  • Jackson, Anna and Ji Wei (eds.) with Rosemary Crill, Ainsley M. Cameron and Nicholas Barnard, compiled by the Palace Museum, translated by Yuan Hong, Qi Yue and Liu Ran. The Splendour of India' Royal Courts : Collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. Beijing: the Forbidden City Publishing House, 2013. Text in English and Chinese. ISBN 9787513403917. pps. 50 and 51
  • The art of India and Pakistan, a commemorative catalogue of the exhibition held at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1947-8. Edited by Sir Leigh Ashton. London: Faber and Faber, [1950] p. 212, cat. no. 1003
  • Skelton, Robert, et al, The Indian Heritage. Court life and Arts under Mughal Rule London: The Victoria and Albert Museum, 1982 p. 83, cat. no. 208, Veronica Murphy
  • Miller, Lesley Ellis, and Ana Cabrera Lafuente, with Claire Allen-Johnstone, eds. Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2021. ISBN 978-0-500-48065-6. This object features in the publication Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (2021)
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IM.30-1936

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Record createdFebruary 6, 2003
Record URL
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