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Palampore

early 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Tamil Nadu (made)

The format of the flowering tree emerging from a rocky mound is typical of the chintz furnishings made in India for export to Europe in the 18th century. However, the colour palette of shades of red and violet, with no indigo, is more typical of those made on the southern Coromandel Coast for export to Sri Lanka. The violet shade is produced by combining mordants rather than by dyeing.

Object details

Categories
Textiles
Interiors
Object type
Palampore
Materials and techniques
Chintz
Chintz
Brief description
palampore; cotton, South-east India, early 19th century.; Textile
Dimensions
  • Top edge width: 2060mm
  • Bottom edge width: 2097mm
  • Proper right length: 3007mm
  • Proper left length: 3126mm
Credit line
Purchased from L. A. Stapleton, 17 St Charles Square, North Kensington
Object history
Museum numbers IS.298-1890 and IS.299-1890 purchased for £3. Placed in Print Room in the Museum, 17 October, 1890.

Purchased from L. A. Stapleton, 17 St Charles Square, North Kensington. 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.
Subjects depicted
Tree
Flowers
Summary
The format of the flowering tree emerging from a rocky mound is typical of the chintz furnishings made in India for export to Europe in the 18th century. However, the colour palette of shades of red and violet, with no indigo, is more typical of those made on the southern Coromandel Coast for export to Sri Lanka. The violet shade is produced by combining mordants rather than by dyeing.
Bibliographic references
  • Crill, Rosemary, Chintz: Indian Textiles for the West, London, 2008. Plate 23. p. 59
  • 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. 85, cat. no. 43, pl. 42.
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.299-1890

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Record createdFebruary 22, 2006
Record URL
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