Hanging
first half 18th century (made)
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Part of hand-drawn mordant-dyed and indigo-painted cotton (chintz) hanging, for the European market. With a vermicelli patterned tree stemming from a large pedestal vase, and a symmetrical arrangement of flowering branches, floral sprays and garlands, and birds and insects. Lotus plants at base. Worked in a range of shades of red, blue and purple. Parts of the design were probably green, though the yellow has faded.
Object details
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| Brief description | Part of a chintz hanging with a flowering tree in an urn, South-east India for the European market, first half of the 18th century; Textiles |
| Physical description | Part of hand-drawn mordant-dyed and indigo-painted cotton (chintz) hanging, for the European market. With a vermicelli patterned tree stemming from a large pedestal vase, and a symmetrical arrangement of flowering branches, floral sprays and garlands, and birds and insects. Lotus plants at base. Worked in a range of shades of red, blue and purple. Parts of the design were probably green, though the yellow has faded. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (East India Company stamp on IS.125-1950) |
| Credit line | Given by G. P. Baker |
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| 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. 92, cat. no. 64, pls. 62a and 63a |
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| Accession number | IS.125-1950 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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