Panel from a Tent Lining

17th century

Not on view

This panel was probably one of a series of identical panels used to line the tent of the temporary camps set up along the caravan routes of the Mughal emperors. Writing about Aurangzeb’s camp in 1665, the French physician François Bernier described linings with representations of large vases of flowers, much like this example.

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Panel from a Tent Lining
Date: 17th century
Geography: Attributed to India, Burhanpur
Medium: Cotton; plain weave, mordant painted and dyed, resist dyed
Dimensions: Textile: L. 86 in. (218.4 cm)
W. 42 1/2 in. (108 cm)
Mount: H. 95 1/2 in. (242.6 cm)
W. 51 1/2 in. (130.8 cm)
D. 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Painted and/or Printed
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1929
Object Number: 29.68.2
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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