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Sitsen sprei met het wapen van Amsterdam, gestikt en groen gevoerd

Creator Name

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Unknown

Cultural Context

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Indian

Date

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Creation: 18th century

About the Work

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This bedspread uses a chintz style of block printed or painted cotton fabric originally from Golcanda, modern-day Hyderabad. Chintz found popularity in Europe as early as Vasco da Gama's preliminary voyages to the region in the late 15th century. Incorporating the Amsterdam coat of arms demonstrates the reach of European values and the authority of the Dutch East India Company over textile production in India and the region.
Rijksmuseum Object Description
Sitsen sprei met een asymmetrisch patroon op een witte fond, van dunne ranken met bloemen en bladeren. In het midden is een groot wapen van Amsterdam afgebeeld en in de hoeken een kleiner wapen. Op een gele plint staat een gekroond ovaal schild met een paal en drie kruisen, gehouden door twee klimmende leeuwen. Oosterse textiel.

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Title

Sitsen sprei met het wapen van Amsterdam, gestikt en groen gevoerd

Creator

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Unknown (link to bio)
anonymous;
anoniem;
anonymous, maker;
anoniem, vervaardiger

Worktype

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Bedcover
bed covering; beddengoed; bedspread; sprei; textile materials; textiel; blanket; deken

Cultural Context

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Indian

Material

cotton (textile); katoen; chintz; sits

Dimensions

length: 260.0cm;
lengte: 260.0cm;
width: 248.0cm;
breedte: 248.0cm

Technique

weaving; weven; printing; drukken; chintz; sits

Language

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Date

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Creation: 18th century
Expression creation: first quarter 18th century, eerste kwart 18e eeuw

Provenance

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purchase 1966
purchase, 1966; aankoop, 1966

Style Period

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Rights

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Public Domain;
CC0
Public Domain Mark 1.0; CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)

Inscription

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Location

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Creation: Coromandel Coast, India
Coromandelkust

Subjects

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Descriptive Topic: Floral motif, Lion, Coat of arms

Topic

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Curationist Contributors

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Christina Stone; Jessica Gengler

Related Content

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Part of: The Dutch East India Company’s Colonial Trade and Plunder

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Unknown, Bed cover, circa 1700–1720. Rijksmuseum. Incorporating the Amsterdam coat of arms demonstrates the reach of European values and the authority of the Dutch East India Company over textile production in India and the region. Public Domain.

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