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Bedcover (Palampore)
1730-1760
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
India; Asia
Materials
- Cotton
- Linen
Museum Object Number
1957.1290
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.1290
Object Name
Bedcover (Palampore)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
India; Asia
Date
1730-1760
Materials
- Cotton
- Linen
Dimensions (inches)
106.75 (W) x 148.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
271.145 (W) x 377.19 (L)
Measurement Notes
On 4/8/13, I reversed the length and width dimensions per Joy Gardiner. She had examined the object for loan to the MMA and found that the measurements had been inverted.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Cantor, Jay E. 1997 Winterthur. 264.
• Published: p. 181Manuscript: Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.Article: Eaton, Linda. 01//2002 Winterthur’s Hand-Painted Indian Export Cottons. Antiques. 170-175.
Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 19, fig. 1.02Article: Garrison, J. Ritchie. 2025 Photo Essay: Asian Aethetics and the Problem of Making. Winterthur Portfolio. 59, No. 2/3 (Summer/Autumn 2025): 161-178.
• Published: p.166, fig 1