Palampore
1730-1750 (made)
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This beautiful palampore (a hanging for a bed or a wall) is decorated with a very free interpretation of the classic tree design used on so many export chintzes. A stylised mound at the bottom of the design forms the base from which the flowering tree emerges, although the usual central trunk has been replaced by a design of looser stems from which huge fanciful flowers emerge.
The border is unusually large in scale but beautifully drawn and dyed. It is likely that this impressive piece was made for the Dutch rather than British market.
The border is unusually large in scale but beautifully drawn and dyed. It is likely that this impressive piece was made for the Dutch rather than British market.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted and resist-dyed cotton chintz |
| Brief description | Rectangular palampore of painted and resist-dyed cotton chintz, Coromandel Coast, 1730-1750 |
| Physical description | Large rectangular palampore (wall-hanging or bed-cover) of painted and resist-dyed cotton chintz. The design consists of flowering branches emerging from a mound at the base. Wide border with a floral design. In shades of blue, black, red, violet and red-brown on a white ground. The field is painted with bold foliage and floral pattern rising from a creeper growing out of mounds. The border is broad and made up flowers and leaves. Made for the European market. |
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| Summary | This beautiful palampore (a hanging for a bed or a wall) is decorated with a very free interpretation of the classic tree design used on so many export chintzes. A stylised mound at the bottom of the design forms the base from which the flowering tree emerges, although the usual central trunk has been replaced by a design of looser stems from which huge fanciful flowers emerge. The border is unusually large in scale but beautifully drawn and dyed. It is likely that this impressive piece was made for the Dutch rather than British market. |
| Bibliographic reference | 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. 75, cat. no. 22, pl. 18 |
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| Accession number | IM.1-1937 |
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| Record created | January 14, 2004 |
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