Palampore
ca. 1725-1750 (made)
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The design of this unusual and intricately detailed palampore is based on four identical quarters, suggesting the use of a stencil for the outline of the field and the border. All the infill designs, however, are meticulously hand-drawn.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton, mordant-dyed and resist-dyed, with areas of painted indigo and yellow painted dye |
| Brief description | Chintz palampore with double tree design, cotton, mordant-dyed and resist-dyed, Coromandel Coast, South-east India, ca. 1725-1750 |
| Physical description | A large rectangular chintz palampore. The field has a white ground with a design of two flowering trees converging towards the centre from each end. The centre motif is a knot design made of floral 'ribbons'. The border has large birds against a floral background. |
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| Object history | Made in South-east India for the western market. This and the other chintzes in this group (IS 10 to 28-1976) were collected mainly in Holland in the early 20th century by Horace Warner, a friend and collaborator of G.P.Baker. Purchased. Registered File number 1976/1287. |
| Production | Made in South-east India for the western market. |
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| Summary | The design of this unusual and intricately detailed palampore is based on four identical quarters, suggesting the use of a stencil for the outline of the field and the border. All the infill designs, however, are meticulously hand-drawn. |
| Bibliographic reference | Crill, Rosemary. Chintz : Indian textiles for the West London: V&A Publishing, 2008, Cat. No. 28, p. 29, illus. p. 67. |
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| Accession number | IS.10-1976 |
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| Record created | October 27, 2006 |
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