Palampore
ca. 1700-1725 (made)
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This richly patterned quilt is decorated with a mixture of real and imaginary flowers, with carnations, irises, tulips and lotus pods recognisable by their shape if not their colouring. Small birds inhabit the central medallion, while butterflies are incorporated into the crowded field design. The flowering trees that make up the main design spring from vestigial mounds at the edges of the field.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton, mordant-dyed and resist-dyed, with yellow over-painting; wadded and quilted, red silk lining |
| Brief description | Quilted chintz palampore with floral design, probably made on the Coromandel Coast, South-east India, ca. 1700-1725 |
| Physical description | A rectangular chintz palampore with all-over floral design. Central circular medallion filled with flowers. 8 tear-drop-shaped elements point inwards from the sides and corners of the field. Floral meander border. Red silk lining. |
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| Object history | Purchased. Registered File number 1976/1287. |
| Production | Probably made on the Coromandel Coast, south-east India |
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| Summary | This richly patterned quilt is decorated with a mixture of real and imaginary flowers, with carnations, irises, tulips and lotus pods recognisable by their shape if not their colouring. Small birds inhabit the central medallion, while butterflies are incorporated into the crowded field design. The flowering trees that make up the main design spring from vestigial mounds at the edges of the field. |
| Bibliographic reference | Crill, Rosemary, Chintz: Indian Textiles for the West, London, 2008.Crill, Rosemary. Chintz : Indian textiles for the West London: V&A Publishing, 2008, Cat. No. 42, p. 29, illus. p. 89. |
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| Accession number | IS.12-1976 |
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| Record created | October 27, 2006 |
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