Palampore
ca. 1800 (made)
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Palampore (Mezzaro) of block-printed cotton. The design consists of a flowering tree growing from a mound, and with animals, birds and architecture. Red, green and purple on a white ground.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Block-printed cotton |
| Brief description | Palampore (Mezzaro) of block-printed cotton, probably made in Genoa, ca. 1800 |
| Physical description | Palampore (Mezzaro) of block-printed cotton. The design consists of a flowering tree growing from a mound, and with animals, birds and architecture. Red, green and purple on a white ground. |
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| Credit line | Given by G. P. Baker |
| Bibliographic reference | Vivek Gupta, ‘Splendour of the City: Nagarshobha’ in Roda Ahluwalia, ed. Reflections on Mughal Art & Culture, Niyogi Books/The K.R. Cama Oriental Institute, Mumbai, 2021, pp. 230-253. See fig. 16, p. 250. |
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| Accession number | IS.146-1950 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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