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Burhanpur in the northern Deccan emerged in the eighteenth century as a center for the production of dyed textiles. Several panels with the same design as this one are preserved; they were probably originally attached and used as a tent lining or as a floorspread in a place of prayer.
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Title: Kalamkari Panel with Niche
Date: late 17th–early 18th century
Geography: Attributed to India, Deccan, Burhanpur
Medium: Cotton; plain weave, mordant painted and dyed, resist dyed
Dimensions:
Textile: L. 55 in. (139.7 cm)
W. 32 1/8in. (81.6cm)
Classification: Textiles-Painted and/or Printed
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Frederic B. Pratt, 1927
Object Number: 27.215.1
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