Kalamkari Cover
1802-1803 (made)
"Palampore (Palang-posh) of fine cotton fabric, partly printed from wood-blocks and partly painted by hand with a six-colour design." Description taken from List of Works of Art acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum during the the Year 1904. London: Wyman and sons. p. 12.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Brief description | Textiles, cotton, Masulipatam, 1802-03 |
| Physical description | "Palampore (Palang-posh) of fine cotton fabric, partly printed from wood-blocks and partly painted by hand with a six-colour design." Description taken from List of Works of Art acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum during the the Year 1904. London: Wyman and sons. p. 12. |
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| Credit line | Bought (Source not recorded) |
| Object history | 1904 inventory says it was "Made in one of the East India Company's factories for the Persian market, and acquired in Tehran." Bought (Source not recorded). This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 64-1904 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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