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Indian Chintz Cornucopia Panel
1750-70

A typical corner motif from a palampore, hand drawn and painted, resist and mordant dyed, made for and influenced by the Western market and produced on the Coromandel Coast, India.  


Cataloguing

A cornucopia with diagonal leaves filled with a huge display of roses and exotic Eastern flowers, hand drawn and painted, resist and mordant dyed, in shades of madder, indigo and magnesium (aubergine) on a natural fine cotton, one panel with a wavy rope type border.



24 x 20 1/2 in; 62 x 51 cm


Condition

All the aubergine flowers have a little wear, due to the mordant in the dye. Slightly faded due to washing. Small slight, light marks near couple of flowers, where dye has leaked, I would imagine. 



The enthusiasm for chintz was that is was washable and this has been washed. 



 



 


Comments

Chintz. Indian Textiles for the West. Rosemary Crill. Plate 41 p 86 87. 


Price: on request

Ref N°: 1516