Patka
18th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Child-sized patka (waist sash) of chintz. Plain undyed field with a small panel at each end filled with four rose sprigs in red and green. Side borders run along the entire length of the textile. One side border is filled with a meandering floral stem of fantastical red blossoms on a green background. The other side border contains a meandering floral stem of yellow blossoms on an undyed background.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Block-printed mordant and resist dyed cotton |
| Brief description | Child's patka (waist sash), cotton block-printed, mordant- and resist-dyed, Mughal empire or Deccan, 18th century; Textiles; Clothing; Accessories |
| Physical description | Child-sized patka (waist sash) of chintz. Plain undyed field with a small panel at each end filled with four rose sprigs in red and green. Side borders run along the entire length of the textile. One side border is filled with a meandering floral stem of fantastical red blossoms on a green background. The other side border contains a meandering floral stem of yellow blossoms on an undyed background. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (Stamped with inventory seals from the court of the Nizams of Hyderabad.) |
| Gallery label | CHILD’S PATKA
Cotton, block-printed, mordant- and resist-dyed
Mughal empire or Deccan
18th century
IS.81-1950
Given by G.P. Baker
This child-sized patka or waist sash is 2.5 metres long. Its two matching decorative ends were designed to hang down the front of the body. The length, width, drape and decoration of patkas changed over time, but the Mughal motif of a single row of flowering stems at each end was popular from the 17th century onwards.(01/08/2017) |
| Credit line | Given by G. P. Baker |
| Object history | Formerly in the collection of the Nizams of Hyderabad |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.81-1950 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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