Textile
c.1881-1882 (made)
| Place of origin |
Complete length of cotton mordant- and resist- printed with repeating pattern of floral spigs in red, yellow and white on a dark green ground. Both ends with a horizontal band with floral meander in black and red on white. One end has red and yellow dyed bands, the other green.
Object details
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| Brief description | Textile, cotton block printed with floral motif in red, yellow and white on a dark green ground, Sanganer, Rajasthan, c.1881-1882; Textiles |
| Physical description | Complete length of cotton mordant- and resist- printed with repeating pattern of floral spigs in red, yellow and white on a dark green ground. Both ends with a horizontal band with floral meander in black and red on white. One end has red and yellow dyed bands, the other green. |
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| Object history | 1883 Register Entry: 'CHINTZ, "CHEET,". Printed cotton. Pattern of small red sprigs on a dark green ground. Narrow end borders of running floral design. Sanganir, Jaipur. Modern. L. 23 ft. 1 in., W. 2 ft. 9 in. 534. (IS). 1883.' |
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| Accession number | IS.534-1883 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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