Fragment
18th century (made)
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Textile fragment of painted and dyed cotton. Decorated with bunches of roses, cornflowers, etc. between bands of flowers disposed at regular intervals. White ground.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted and dyed cotton |
| Brief description | Textile fragment of painted and dyed cotton, probably made in India, 18th century |
| Physical description | Textile fragment of painted and dyed cotton. Decorated with bunches of roses, cornflowers, etc. between bands of flowers disposed at regular intervals. White ground. |
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| Credit line | Purchased from M. Sylvaine[?] Gleiges, 24 Avenue Gambetta Courbevoie, Seine, France |
| Object history | Museum numbers IM.49-1919 to IM.56-1919 purchased for £20.19s (840 francs). Purchased from M. Sylvaine[?] Gleiges, 24 Avenue Gambetta Courbevoie, Seine, France. 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. R.P. 1919-5353 and R.P. 1919-4459 |
| Bibliographic reference | Irwin, John and Katherine Brett, Origins of Chintz, London, 1970. With a catalogue of Indo-European cotton-paintings in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, and the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto. ISBN 112900534.
p. 123, cat. no. 163, pl. 150a |
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| Accession number | IM.55-1919 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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