Temple hanging (kalamkari)
19th century
Object Placeprobably Kalahastri, India
Medium/TechniqueCotton plain-weave, mordant painted and dyed
DimensionsHeight x width: 141 x 68 in. (358.1 x 172.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Miss Barbara Kendall
Accession number42.428
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ProvenanceGiven to donor's father, Mr. Frederick Kandall, in the late 19th century, by his business representative in India. Said to have come from a temple in the interior of India; Gift from Miss Barbara Kendall to the MFA, September 11, 1942
late 17th - early 18th century
late 17th or early 18th century
third quarter of 17th century
19th century
19th century
about 1700
late 17th or early 18th century
late 18th or early 19th century
17th or 18th century
19th century
late 17th century
mid 19th century