Fragment of a palampore, or bed cover, with tree of life

Details

• Title

  Fragment of a palampore, or bed cover, with tree of life

• Associated place

  Asia › India › south India (place of creation)

• Date

  1701 - 1740

• Material and technique

  cotton, mordant- and resist-dyed

• Material index

  organic › vegetal › fibre › cotton

• Technique index

  woven;

  dyed › mordant dyed;

  dyed › resist dyed

• Object type

  furniture/furnishings › furnishing › hanging › wall-hanging;

  textile;

  furniture/furnishings › furnishing › canopy

• Dimensions

  226 x 129 cm (height x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased with the assistance of the MLA/V&A Fund, the Art Fund, and the Friends of the Ashmolean Museum, 2008.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA2008.57

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