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Temple hanging (kalamkari)
Temple hanging (kalamkari)

Temple hanging (kalamkari)

19th century
Object Placeprobably Kalahastri, India
Medium/TechniqueCotton plain-weave, block-printed, mordant painted and dyed, painted with pigments
DimensionsHeight x width: 82 x 104 1/2 in. (208.3 x 265.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Miss Barbara Kendall
Accession number42.429
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceGift from Mrs. Barbara Kendall to the MFA, September 11, 1942
Bed cover (palampore)
17th or 18th century
Quilt
late 17th - early 18th century
Part of bed cover
19th century
Woman's head cloth or ceremonial cover
late 18th or early 19th century
Cover or wrapper
19th century
Cover or hanging
19th century
Cover or hanging
19th century
Bed cover (palampore)
mid 19th century
Bed cover (palampore)
late 18th century