Floral Decorated Textile

early 18th century

Not on view

A fragment of large kalamkari cotton, a frayed red border frames this textile on two sides. The design has two major registers by a horizontal floral band. The top section contains a row of alternating tall and short flowering plants set against a natural undyed background. Though similar in format each plant is a unique composition. The lower register contains a flower and vine pattern that repeats twice; this section was executed using red, blue, green, and ocher dyes. Finely drawn resist-dyed floral meanders infill the section divider.

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Provenance

Title: Floral Decorated Textile
Date: early 18th century
Culture: India (Coromandel Coast)
Medium: Cotton, mordant and resist dyed
Dimensions: Overall: 16 x 38 in. (40.6 x 96.5 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Dyed
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Yukikazu Iwasa, in memory of Seizaburo and Shizuko Iwasa, 2012
Object Number: 2012.487.1
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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