Kalamkari Panel with Niche

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late 17th–early 18th century · Cotton; plain weave, mordant painted and dyed, resist dyed · Islamic Art

Burhanpur in the northern Deccan emerged in the eighteenth century as a center for the production of dyed textiles. Several panels with the same design as this one are preserved; they were probably originally attached and used as a tent lining or as a floorspread in a place of prayer.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 17th–early 18th century

Medium

Cotton; plain weave, mordant painted and dyed, resist dyed

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Frederic B. Pratt, 1927