Details
A tent panel (kanat)
of fine cotton, printed with a lobed mehrab with pendant flower terminals, 18th century, probably Bhuranpur--70cm x 107cm, mounted on stretcher (areas of discoloration to field)
See Illustration
of fine cotton, printed with a lobed mehrab with pendant flower terminals, 18th century, probably Bhuranpur--70cm x 107cm, mounted on stretcher (areas of discoloration to field)
See Illustration
Literature
Various versions of this chintz are held in major collections throughout the world, for example, the Victoria & Albert Museum (IM23-1936 and IS56-1950), the Calico Museum, Ahmedabad, the Metropolitan Museum, New York, the Textile Museum, Washington. An earlier version is illustrated on the cover of Vastra, Origins fo the Mughal Flowering Plant Motif, by Veronica Murphy.