bed cover; palampore

bed cover; palampore
bed cover; palampore
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Nationality
Southeast Asian
Creation date
Collection
Textiles
Materials
silk, metallic threads
Dimensions
110 x 80 in.
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Credit line
The Eliza M. and Sarah L. Niblack Collection
Accession number
33.748
Provenance

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Eliza M. and Sarah L. Niblack collection, Indianapolis; IMA (1933).
Gallery Label

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Embroidered and painted Indian textiles were exported to Europe as early as the 17th century. The majority of these types of bedcovers have a single-tree pattern. The double-tree of life motif and the medallion center on this piece is less common than the single-tree motif.

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