Palghat
Tapestry
1968 (made)
1968 (made)
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Tapestry hanging in handwoven cotton. With an abstract design of varying textures in purples, green, blue, orange and brown on a mainly purple ground. The central area is a mass of loosely arranged braided and bound tassels in the colours above. The ground of the tapestry is markedly slubbed, densely so towards the middle. At the ends, the warp threads are bound and arranged in a regular pattern without the weft. There is a sleeve formed at both ends to hold battens for display.
Object details
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Object type | |
Title | Palghat (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Handwoven cotton |
Brief description | Tapestry hanging 'Palghat' in handwoven cotton, designed by Sheila Hicks, made by Comtrust India, India, 1968 |
Physical description | Tapestry hanging in handwoven cotton. With an abstract design of varying textures in purples, green, blue, orange and brown on a mainly purple ground. The central area is a mass of loosely arranged braided and bound tassels in the colours above. The ground of the tapestry is markedly slubbed, densely so towards the middle. At the ends, the warp threads are bound and arranged in a regular pattern without the weft. There is a sleeve formed at both ends to hold battens for display. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'Handmade by Comtrust India / Patt. No Palghat 20 / Size 36" x 52" / All cotton / Designed by Sheila Hicks' (Printed on a label on the reverse) |
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Accession number | CIRC.203-1969 |
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Record created | March 15, 2004 |
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