Tent hanging (qanat), cotton embroidered with silk floss and metal-wrapped thread, Mughal empire or Deccan, c.1700; Textiles; Embroidery; Wall Coverings
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| - Tent hanging (qanat), cotton embroidered with silk floss and metal-wrapped thread, Mughal empire or Deccan, c.1700; Textiles; Embroidery; Wall Coverings (en)
- Rectangular tent hanging made up of two panels stitched together, with an outer border enclosing both panels. Each panel has a ground fabric of cotton, which is embroidered with a gold background and floss silk, and decorated with pink rose flowers with green and yellow leaves within a cusped arch. The outer border has a floral meander design. (en)
- Hangings like this would have decorated the inside of luxurious tents used by Mughal rulers and nobility while travelling or on hunting expeditions. Such textiles were also used by other rulers, as is the case with this example. It was, at one stage, in the possession of the maharajas of Amber (in modern-day Rajasthan) and, when their capital moved to Jaipur in 1727, would have been held in the palace storehouses there. The Jaipur stores have yielded some of the most important Indian textiles now found in the world’s museums. The major dispersal of textiles and carpets from Jaipur took place early in the 20th century, and the V&A acquired this piece from a London dealer in 1928. (en)
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Cotton, embroidered with silk floss and metal-wrapped thread
Mughal empire or Deccan
c. 1700
This qanat or tent panel was once part of a matching set belonging to the Maharajas of Amer, Rajasthan. Together the set would have lined the walls of a palace or courtly tent. Professional embroiderers stitched the entire ground with silk thread wrapped in strips of gilded silver, a lengthy process repeated on each matching panel.
[01/08/2017] (en)
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| - Tent hanging (qanat), cotton embroidered with silk floss and metal-wrapped thread, Mughal empire or Deccan, c.1700; Textiles; Embroidery; Wall Coverings (en)
- Rectangular tent hanging made up of two panels stitched together, with an outer border enclosing both panels. Each panel has a ground fabric of cotton, which is embroidered with a gold background and floss silk, and decorated with pink rose flowers with green and yellow leaves within a cusped arch. The outer border has a floral meander design. (en)
- Hangings like this would have decorated the inside of luxurious tents used by Mughal rulers and nobility while travelling or on hunting expeditions. Such textiles were also used by other rulers, as is the case with this example. It was, at one stage, in the possession of the maharajas of Amber (in modern-day Rajasthan) and, when their capital moved to Jaipur in 1727, would have been held in the palace storehouses there. The Jaipur stores have yielded some of the most important Indian textiles now found in the world’s museums. The major dispersal of textiles and carpets from Jaipur took place early in the 20th century, and the V&A acquired this piece from a London dealer in 1928. (en)
- TENT PANEL
Cotton, embroidered with silk floss and metal-wrapped thread
Mughal empire or Deccan
c. 1700
This qanat or tent panel was once part of a matching set belonging to the Maharajas of Amer, Rajasthan. Together the set would have lined the walls of a palace or courtly tent. Professional embroiderers stitched the entire ground with silk thread wrapped in strips of gilded silver, a lengthy process repeated on each matching panel.
[01/08/2017] (en)
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