Palampore, late 18th century, Attributed to India, Cotton; plain weave, mordant painted and dyed, resist dyed, Textile: H. 100 in. (254 cm), Textiles-Painted and/or Printed, This type of dyed cloth, known as a palampore (from palangposh, the Hindi term for bedcover), was made in abundance in India for foreign markets in the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and their decoration, often with a central tree laden with fruits and birds, combined patterns from English embroideries, Chinese decorative objects, and Indian textiles
Keywords:
Palampore, late 18th century, Attributed, India, Cotton, plain weave, mordant painted, dyed, resist dyed, Textile, H, 100, 254 cm, Textiles-Painted / Printed, type, dyed cloth, palampore, palangposh, Hindi term, bedcover, abundance, foreign markets, seventeenth, eighteenth centuries, decoration, central tree, laden, fruits, birds, combined patterns, English embroideries, Chinese decorative, objects, Indian textiles
Image ID:
The watermark in the image will not appear on the final download.