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Bedcover or Hanging

18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Part of a bedcover or hanging, cotton, block-printed and painted outline, drawn and resist-dyed. Floral pattern, red blue and white, on white ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Cotton, block-printed and painted outline, drawn and resist-dyed
Brief description
Part of a palampore, bedcover or hanging, Coromandel Coast for the Indonesian market, found in Sumatra, cotton, block-printed and painted outline, drawn and resist-dyed.
Physical description
Part of a bedcover or hanging, cotton, block-printed and painted outline, drawn and resist-dyed. Floral pattern, red blue and white, on white ground.
Dimensions
  • Length: 324cm
  • Width: 210cm
Credit line
Purchased with Art Fund support
Production
found in Sumatra, made for the Indonesian market
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
John Guy Woven Cargoes Indian Textiles in the East, 1998, Thames and Hudson
Collection
Accession number
IS.99-1993

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Record createdMay 3, 2000
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