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Palampore

ca. 1725-1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Coromandel Coast (made)

This early 18th-century palampore (wall- or bed-hanging) was made for the Western market using a complex combination of drawing, resist-dyeing and mordanting. The flowering tree is typical of the chintz furnishings exported to Europe in the early 18th century. It includes elements of Chinese design, the rocky mound from which the tree springs, for example, which were popular at the time as part of the 'Chinoiserie' vogue.

Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Textiles
Interiors
Object type
Palampore
Materials and techniques
Painted and dyed cotton chintz
Brief description
Palampore of painted and dyed cotton chintz, Coromandel Coast, ca. 1725-1750
Physical description
Large rectangular palampore (wall-hanging or bed-cover) of painted and dyed cotton chintz. The central field shows a flowering tree emerging from a rocky mound, against a white ground. The wide border has a design of flower garlands.
Dimensions
  • Top edge width: 2264mm
  • Bottom edge width: 2256mm
  • Proper right length: 2885mm
  • Proper left length: 2855mm
  • Weight: 19kg (Note: Includes roller and pole)
Taken from Origins of Chintz, cat.no.24.
Credit line
Given by G. P. Baker
Object history
Given by G.P.Baker
Subjects depicted
Trees
Flowers
Summary
This early 18th-century palampore (wall- or bed-hanging) was made for the Western market using a complex combination of drawing, resist-dyeing and mordanting. The flowering tree is typical of the chintz furnishings exported to Europe in the early 18th century. It includes elements of Chinese design, the rocky mound from which the tree springs, for example, which were popular at the time as part of the 'Chinoiserie' vogue.
Bibliographic references
  • 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. 24, pl. 20
  • Crill, Rosemary, Chintz: Indian Textiles for the West, London, 2008. Plate 11, p. 45
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.136-1950

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Record createdFebruary 22, 2006
Record URL
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