Floor Cover
1880s (made)
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Long floor cloth (dastarkhan), block printed and painted cotton. One central circular medallion, surrounded by floral patterns and leaves, in the rest of the field a floral and latticework design containing floral motifs, and niches containing flowered buta and peacocks. Made up of separate pieces.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Block printed and painted cotton |
| Brief description | Textile, floor cover, block printed and painted cotton, Sialkot, Punjab, probably 1880s |
| Physical description | Long floor cloth (dastarkhan), block printed and painted cotton. One central circular medallion, surrounded by floral patterns and leaves, in the rest of the field a floral and latticework design containing floral motifs, and niches containing flowered buta and peacocks. Made up of separate pieces. |
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| Object history | Acquired by Caspar Purdon Clarke on his purchasing trip to India in 1881 to 1882. |
| Historical context | Used as a floor cloth for eating. |
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| Accession number | IS.1813-1883 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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