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Palampore

ca. 1750-1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Coromandel Coast (made)

Fanciful and elabrate cornucopias were quite often used as decoration on chintz hangings for the western market in the mid-18th century. This piece has a quirky and light-hearted air, with its open field and unusual border design of feathery leaves, tiny hillocks and curious edging motif of wine-glasses or trees.

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. 1750-1775
Physical description
Large rectangular palampore (wall-hanging or bed-cover) of painted and dyed cotton chintz. The field has four large floral cornucopias in the corners pointing towards the centre, where a fifth cornucopia (in the centre) is surrounded by a leafy chain arranged in lobes. The border has a repeating design of stylised tree and floral elements.
Dimensions
  • Weight: 5.96kg (Note: Weight on roller)
  • Top edge width: 2283mm
  • Bottom edge width: 2263mm
  • Proper right length: 3146mm
  • Proper left length: 3105mm
  • Weighed on roller weight: 14kg
Taken from Origins of Chintz, cat.no.95.
Marks and inscriptions
United East India Company trade mark (stamped on the reverse)
Credit line
Given by G. P. Baker
Object history
Given by G.P.Baker
Summary
Fanciful and elabrate cornucopias were quite often used as decoration on chintz hangings for the western market in the mid-18th century. This piece has a quirky and light-hearted air, with its open field and unusual border design of feathery leaves, tiny hillocks and curious edging motif of wine-glasses or trees.
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. 106, , cat. no. 95, pl. 91
  • Crill, Rosemary, Chintz: Indian Textiles for the West, London, 2008. Plate 41, pp. 86 and 87
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.40-1950

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2006
Record URL
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