Textiles collection
Circa 1450-1650
Made in Gujarat for the Indonesian market, found in Sulawesi, Indonesia
3.60 x 1.02m (11’8” x 3’4”)
Block-printed using dyes, mordants and resists on cotton cloth
On loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2004-2010
Circa 1450-1650
Made in Gujarat for the Indonesian market, found in Sulawesi, Indonesia
3.60 x 1.02m (11’8” x 3’4”)
Block-printed using dyes, mordants and resists on cotton cloth
On loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2004-2010
Uncut cloth with three different designs
17th century, Gujarat, found in Sulawesi, Indonesia
4.32 x 0.80m (14’2” x 2’8”)
Block-printed using dyes, mordants and resists on cotton cloth
On loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2004-2010
Uncut cloth with three different designs, detail 1
17th century, Gujarat, found in Sulawesi, Indonesia
4.32 x 0.80m (14’2” x 2’8”)
Block-printed using dyes, mordants and resists on cotton cloth
On loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2004-2010
Uncut cloth with three different designs, detail 2
17th century, Gujarat, found in Sulawesi, Indonesia
4.32 x 0.80m (14’2” x 2’8”)
Block-printed using dyes, mordants and resists on cotton cloth
On loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2004-2010
Uncut cloth with three different designs, detail 3
17th century, Gujarat, found in Sulawesi, Indonesia
4.32 x 0.80m (14’2” x 2’8”)
Block-printed using dyes, mordants and resists on cotton cloth
On loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2004-2010
17th century
Made in Gujarat for the Indonesian market
2.80 x 1.02m (9’2” x 3’6”)
Block printed using dyes, mordants and resists on cotton cloth
17th century
Made in Gujarat for the Indonesian market
2.80 x 1.02m (9’2” x 3’6”)
Block printed using dyes, mordants and resists on cotton cloth
18th or 19th century, Coromandel Coast, found in Sulawesi, Indonesia
2.70 x 2.04m (8’10’ x 6’8”)
Chintz, hand drawn centre with printed outer decoration using dyes and mordants on cotton cloth
On loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London 2004-2010
‘Mata Hari’, Ceremonial Cloth, detail
18th or 19th century, Coromandel Coast, found in Sulawesi, Indonesia
2.70 x 2.04m (8’10’ x 6’8”)
Chintz, hand drawn centre with printed outer decoration using dyes and mordants on cotton cloth
On loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London 2004-2010
Chintz Fragment with Grotesques in an Imaginary Landscape
Late 17th-early 18th century
Coromandel Cost for the Japanese market, reportedly found in Japan
0.38 x 0.18m (1’3” x 0’7”)
Chintz, hand drawn using dyes, mordants and resists on cotton cloth
Chintz Fragment with Grotesques in an Imaginary Landscape, detail
Late 17th-early 18th century
Coromandel Cost for the Japanese market, reportedly found in Japan
0.38 x 0.18m (1’3” x 0’7”)
Chintz, hand drawn using dyes, mordants and resists on cotton cloth
‘The Herb Picker’ Ceremonial Cloth
Circa 17th Century
Coromandel Coast, reportedly found in Sri Lanka
1.55 x 1.09m (5’1” x 3’9”)
Chintz, hand drawn using dyes, mordants and resists on cotton cloth
On loan to the Victoria and albert Museum, London, 2004-2010
Exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2013-2014
Published HALI 172, 2012, pp.78-81; Interwoven Globe: The Worldwide Textile Trade, 1500-1800, 2013, pp.215-216
‘The Herb Picker’ Ceremonial Cloth, detail
Circa 17th Century
Coromandel Coast, reportedly found in Sri Lanka
1.55 x 1.09m (5’1” x 3’9”)
Chintz, hand drawn using dyes, mordants and resists on cotton cloth
On loan to the Victoria and albert Museum, London, 2004-2010
Exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2013-2014
Published HALI 172, 2012, pp.78-81; Interwoven Globe: The Worldwide Textile Trade, 1500-1800, 2013, pp.215-216
18th century
Coromandel Coast, reportedly found in Sri Lanka
0.97 x 0.90m (3’2” x 3’0”)
Chintz, hand drawn using dyes, mordants and resists on the cotton cloth, unrestored
On loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2004-2010
Published in HALI 168, 2011, pp.80-89
‘Fortune Teller’ Fragment, detail
18th century
Coromandel Coast, reportedly found in Sri Lanka
0.97 x 0.90m (3’2” x 3’0”)
Chintz, hand drawn using dyes, mordants and resists on the cotton cloth, unrestored
On loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2004-2010
Published in HALI 168, 2011, pp.80-89
‘Fortune Teller’ Fragment, detail
18th century
Coromandel Coast, reportedly found in Sri Lanka
0.97 x 0.90m (3’2” x 3’0”)
Chintz, hand drawn using dyes, mordants and resists on the cotton cloth, unrestored
On loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2004-2010
Published in HALI 168, 2011, pp.80-89
Late 18th-19th century
Coromandel Coast, reportedly found in Sri Lanka
1.30 x 1.18m (4’3” x 3’10”)
Chintz, hand drawn using dyes, mordants and resists on cotton cloth, unrestored
Late 18th-19th century
Coromandel Coast, reportedly found in Sri Lanka
1.30 x 1.18m (4’3” x 3’10”)
Chintz, hand drawn using dyes, mordants and resists on cotton cloth, unrestored
Circa 1700-25
Coromandel Coast, reportedly found in Sri Lanka
1.86 x 1.11m (6’1” x 3’6”)
Chintz, hand drawn using dyes, mordants and resists on cotton cloth
On loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum 2004-2010
Published by HALI 168, 2011, pp.80-89
Palampore, Decorative Hanging, detail
Circa 1700-25
Coromandel Coast, reportedly found in Sri Lanka
1.86 x 1.11m (6’1” x 3’6”)
Chintz, hand drawn using dyes, mordants and resists on cotton cloth
On loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum 2004-2010
Published by HALI 168, 2011, pp.80-89
Floral Patterned Sarong on a pale yellow-tan ground with wavy ‘Tumpal’ ends
First half of the 18th Century
Coromandel Coast, found in Sulawesi, Indonesia
3.78 x 1.20m (12’5” x 3’1”)
Chintz, hand drawn using dyes, mordants and resists on cotton cloth
On loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2004-2010
Floral Patterned Sarong on a pale yellow-tan ground with wavy ‘Tumpal’ ends, detail
First half of the 18th Century
Coromandel Coast, found in Sulawesi, Indonesia
3.78 x 1.20m (12’5” x 3’1”)
Chintz, hand drawn using dyes, mordants and resists on cotton cloth
On loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2004-2010
Chintz Somana Tuppotiya with slate-blue floral ‘Racemes’
Late 18th century- early 19th century
Coromandel Coast, reportedly found in Sri Lanka
3.53 x 1.04m (11’7” x 3’5”)
Chintz, hand drawn using dyes, mordants and resists on cotton cloth
Chintz Somana Tuppotiya with slate-blue floral ‘Racemes’, detail
Late 18th century- early 19th century
Coromandel Coast, reportedly found in Sri Lanka
3.53 x 1.04m (11’7” x 3’5”)
Chintz, hand drawn using dyes, mordants and resists on cotton cloth
Somana Tuppotiya with Tumpal ends and floral banded centre
19th century
Coromandel Coast, reportedly found in Sri Lanka
3.23 x 1.12m (10’7” x 3’8”)
Chintz, hand drawn dyes, mordants and resists on cotton cloth
Somana Tuppotiya with Tumpal ends and floral banded centre, detail
19th century
Coromandel Coast, reportedly found in Sri Lanka
3.23 x 1.12m (10’7” x 3’8”)
Chintz, hand drawn dyes, mordants and resists on cotton cloth
Three Children’s Costumes, costume 1
18th century
Coromandel Coast, constructed later.
- Red-ground chintz, cotton bib with initials and lace work
- Red-ground chintz
- White-ground chintz
Chintz, hand drawn dyes, mordants and resists on cotton cloth
Three Children’s Costumes, costume 1 detail
18th century
Coromandel Coast, constructed later.
- Red-ground chintz, cotton bib with initials and lace work
- Red-ground chintz
- White-ground chintz
Chintz, hand drawn dyes, mordants and resists on cotton cloth
Three Children’s Costumes, costume 2
18th century
Coromandel Coast, constructed later.
- Red-ground chintz, cotton bib with initials and lace work
- Red-ground chintz
- White-ground chintz
Chintz, hand drawn dyes, mordants and resists on cotton cloth
Three Children’s Costumes, costume 2 detail
18th century
Coromandel Coast, constructed later.
- Red-ground chintz, cotton bib with initials and lace work
- Red-ground chintz
- White-ground chintz
Chintz, hand drawn dyes, mordants and resists on cotton cloth
Three Children’s Costumes, costume 3
18th century
Coromandel Coast, constructed later.
- Red-ground chintz, cotton bib with initials and lace work
- Red-ground chintz
- White-ground chintz
Chintz, hand drawn dyes, mordants and resists on cotton cloth
Three Children’s Costumes, costume 3 detail
18th century
Coromandel Coast, constructed later.
- Red-ground chintz, cotton bib with initials and lace work
- Red-ground chintz
- White-ground chintz
Chintz, hand drawn dyes, mordants and resists on cotton cloth