TWO PRINTED COTTON HANGINGS (PALAMPORES) ADAPTED AS QUILTS, SOUTH EAST INDIA, COROMANDEL COAST, FOR THE EUROPEAN MARKET, CIRCA 1800 |

both dyed and printed cotton, stitched as a quilts, the larger with four coat-of-arm crests in its centre, each featuring a lion and sun with a crown above, with a stylised foliate border and edges adapted for a bed, also with crests and bouquets, the smaller of rectangular form with en-suite design, same coat-of-arms, and two suspension hooks

Adhemar family coat of arms.

Both with some fading of colour and subsequent discoloration, some staining, particularly to smaller example which would probably have been used as a head frame, the large with minor tears and associated re-stitching and restoration in some parts, the smaller also with tears and some associated repair, as viewed.
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The term palampore, which is derived from the Persian and Hindi words for bedcover or palangposh, would usually only consist of a single chintz panel. In the present examples, one textile was converted into a quilt for the bed and the other most probably as a head-frame. The European family whose crest features throughout would have needed the extra padding to keep warm in a colder climate. This bears witness to the tremendous influence of such textiles on households and the subsequent production of textiles in Europe.