Garrick bed. Chintz palampore with tree design

A large rectangular palampore (bed-cover) of painted and dyed cotton (chintz) with a design of a sinuous flowering tree against a white ground. The tree rises from a rocky mound. The wide border has a design of a floral meander with bamboo leaves and bouquets of flowers in the corners.

Given by Lady Hardman

Given by H.E.Trevor, a direct descendant of David Garrick's brother George. "Stamped, on the back, with factory mark of the Honourable (United) East India Company- a lozenge-shaoed device containing the initials V.E.I.C." Information given in List of Works of Art acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum during the the Year 1906. London: Wyman and sons. p.3.

Given by Lady Hardman. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project.

Part of a set of bed-hangings made for the actor David Garrick and his wife

This is one of the chintz hangings sent to the actor David Garrick and his wife from Calcutta in 1775, and impounded by customs on their arrival in England. The set includes several other curtains and valances (17 and 18-1906, and W.70a-k-1916). This curtain was probably intended to hang at the foot of the bed. It and 17 and 18-1906 were acquired by the donor at the sale of the contents of the Garricks' villa in 1864.

19-1906