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Palampore

ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Palampore of painted cotton. Made for the European market. The design consists of a flowering tree growing from a conventional mound and intertwined with a palm tree, the top of which is missing. The borders are missing.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Painted cotton
Brief description
Palampore, painted cotton, Coromandel Coast, India, ca. 1770
Physical description
Palampore of painted cotton. Made for the European market. The design consists of a flowering tree growing from a conventional mound and intertwined with a palm tree, the top of which is missing. The borders are missing.
Dimensions
  • Top edge width: 2064mm
  • Bottom edge width: 2097mm
  • Proper right length: 1729mm
  • Proper left length: 1709mm
  • Weight: 13kg
Credit line
Given by J. B. Fowler, Esq.
Object history
Made for the European market.

Registered File number 1970/224A.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.14-1970

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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