Chair Cover
ca. 1800 (made)
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This chintz and gilded cover was made specifically for a chair-seat, with two oblongs marked to indicate where the chair back would be attached. The garland borders would hang down the sides of the seat and match up at the corners. It was made on a length of cloth with five other identical covers (now in the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto and the Calico Museum of Textiles, Ahmedabad). None of the set was ever used.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted and dyed cotton chintz, applied gold leaf |
| Brief description | Chair cover of painted and dyed cotton chintz, Coromandel Coast, South-East India, ca. 1800. |
| Physical description | Chair cover of painted and dyed cotton chintz, and with applied gold leaf. The design consists of a central bouquet of red roses with green foliage within a square of rose buds. This is surrounded by a border of swags of green foliage and red roses surmounted by bows. Gold leaf is applied throughout the design. |
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| Summary | This chintz and gilded cover was made specifically for a chair-seat, with two oblongs marked to indicate where the chair back would be attached. The garland borders would hang down the sides of the seat and match up at the corners. It was made on a length of cloth with five other identical covers (now in the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto and the Calico Museum of Textiles, Ahmedabad). None of the set was ever used. |
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| Accession number | IS.205-1959 |
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| Record created | June 5, 2000 |
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