Palampore
ca. 1720-1740 (made)
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The main designs on this large chintz hanging are taken from Chinese sources, with corner medallions in the form of fruits enclosing a scholar and his attendant (bottom right and top left) and a man and a woman under a tree (bottom left and top right). The central medallion has a scene of a sage meeting an emperor. The flower baskets in the border recall ceramics of the early to mid 18th century. The main field of the chintz has a speckled pink ground, produced by sprinkling the alum mordant on to the cloth. The large single flowers are like those found in Mughal album paintings of the 17th century, and are not usually seen on western-market textiles like this one.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted and dyed cotton chintz |
| Brief description | Palampore of painted and dyed cotton chintz, Coromandel Coast, ca. 1720-1740 |
| Physical description | Large palampore (wall-hanging or bed-cover) of painted and dyed cotton chintz. The design is mainly in Chinese style, with a central medallion showing a Chinese horseman, four corner medallions in the shape of pomegranates and citrons with Chinese figures inside, Chinese figures and cranes in the field, and in the border are Chinese-style vessels filled with flowers. Also in the field are Mughal-style flowering plants. The field of the ground is a speckled pink, and the border is white. The palampore is composed of two lengths of cotton with a selvage to selvage seam down the centre. The edges are bound with striped tape. |
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| Credit line | Given by G. P. Baker |
| Object history | Given by G.P.Baker |
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| Summary | The main designs on this large chintz hanging are taken from Chinese sources, with corner medallions in the form of fruits enclosing a scholar and his attendant (bottom right and top left) and a man and a woman under a tree (bottom left and top right). The central medallion has a scene of a sage meeting an emperor. The flower baskets in the border recall ceramics of the early to mid 18th century. The main field of the chintz has a speckled pink ground, produced by sprinkling the alum mordant on to the cloth. The large single flowers are like those found in Mughal album paintings of the 17th century, and are not usually seen on western-market textiles like this one. |
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| Accession number | IS.141-1950 |
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| Record created | February 23, 2006 |
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