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	A '''palampore''' or (Palempore) is a type of hand-painted and [[mordant]]-[[dyeing\|dyed]] bed cover that was made in [[India]] for the export market during the eighteenth century and very early nineteenth century. Only the wealthiest classes could afford to buy palampore; therefore, the few examples that have survived are often quite valuable today. Palampore were primarily exported to [[Europe]] and to [[Netherlands\|Dutch]] colonists in [[Indonesia]] and what was then called [[Ceylon]].		A '''palampore''' or (Palempore)<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Balfour\|first=Edward\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hVsIAAAAQAAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA830&dq=Aghabani+figured+fabrics&hl=en\|title=The Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia, Commercial Industrial, and Scientific: Products of the Mineral, Vegetable, and Animal Kingdoms, Useful Arts and Manufactures\|date=1885\|publisher=Bernard Quaritch\|pages=830\|language=en}}</ref> is a type of hand-painted and [[mordant]]-[[dyeing\|dyed]] bed cover that was made in [[India]] for the export market during the eighteenth century and very early nineteenth century. Only the wealthiest classes could afford to buy palampore; therefore, the few examples that have survived are often quite valuable today. Palampore were primarily exported to [[Europe]] and to [[Netherlands\|Dutch]] colonists in [[Indonesia]] and what was then called [[Ceylon]].

	A palampore was made using the [[kalamkari]] technique, whereby an artist drew designs on [[cotton]] or [[linen]] [[textile\|fabric]] with a [[kalam]] pen containing mordant and then dipped the textile in dye. The dye adhered to the cloth only where the mordant had been applied. This lengthy process had to be repeated for each color in the design. Small details were then painted by hand on the cloth after the dying process was completed. Palampore patterns were usually very complex and elaborate, depicting a wide variety of plants, flowers, and animals, including peacocks, elephants, and horses. Because a palampore was hand-created, each design is unique.		A palampore was made using the [[kalamkari]] technique, whereby an artist drew designs on [[cotton]] or [[linen]] [[textile\|fabric]] with a [[kalam]] pen containing mordant and then dipped the textile in dye. The dye adhered to the cloth only where the mordant had been applied. This lengthy process had to be repeated for each color in the design. Small details were then painted by hand on the cloth after the dying process was completed. Palampore patterns were usually very complex and elaborate, depicting a wide variety of plants, flowers, and animals, including peacocks, elephants, and horses. Because a palampore was hand-created, each design is unique.
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	Palampore, was very popular in the Mughal and Deccan Courts. The borders of these pieces were block printed while the centre depicted intricate designs, made by hand.		Palampore, was very popular in the Mughal and Deccan Courts. The borders of these pieces were block printed while the centre depicted intricate designs, made by hand.

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	*[http://www.nga.gov.au/IndonesianTextiles/Code/Detail.cfm?IRN=86765&BioArtistIRN=&MnuID=2 A palampore made on India's Coromandel Coast -- now at the National Gallery of Australia]		*[http://www.nga.gov.au/IndonesianTextiles/Code/Detail.cfm?IRN=86765&BioArtistIRN=&MnuID=2 A palampore made on India's Coromandel Coast -- now at the National Gallery of Australia]
	*[http://www.nga.gov.au/IndonesianTextiles/Code/Detail.cfm?IRN=81146&BioArtistIRN=&MnuID=2 A palampore made in Madras, India -- now at the National Gallery of Australia]		*[http://www.nga.gov.au/IndonesianTextiles/Code/Detail.cfm?IRN=81146&BioArtistIRN=&MnuID=2 A palampore made in Madras, India -- now at the National Gallery of Australia]
	*[http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/intx/ho_1982.66.htm A palampore made on India's Coromandel Coast -- now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art]		*[http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/intx/ho_1982.66.htm A palampore made on India's Coromandel Coast -- now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art]
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[[File:Palempore aux paons (3).jpg|thumb|Palempore with peacock design (detail), second half of 18th century, [[Coromandel Coast]]. ]]
A '''palampore''' or (Palempore) is a type of hand-painted and [[mordant]]-[[dyeing|dyed]] bed cover that was made in [[India]] for the export market during the eighteenth century and very early nineteenth century. Only the wealthiest classes could afford to buy palampore; therefore, the few examples that have survived are often quite valuable today. Palampore were primarily exported to [[Europe]] and to [[Netherlands|Dutch]] colonists in [[Indonesia]] and what was then called [[Ceylon]].

A palampore was made using the [[kalamkari]] technique, whereby an artist drew designs on [[cotton]] or [[linen]] [[textile|fabric]] with a [[kalam]] pen containing mordant and then dipped the textile in dye. The dye adhered to the cloth only where the mordant had been applied. This lengthy process had to be repeated for each color in the design. Small details were then painted by hand on the cloth after the dying process was completed. Palampore patterns were usually very complex and elaborate, depicting a wide variety of plants, flowers, and animals, including peacocks, elephants, and horses. Because a palampore was hand-created, each design is unique.

Palampore, was very popular in the Mughal and Deccan Courts. The borders of these pieces were block printed while the centre depicted intricate designs, made by hand.

==External links==
*[http://www.nga.gov.au/IndonesianTextiles/Code/Detail.cfm?IRN=86765&BioArtistIRN=&MnuID=2 A palampore made on India's Coromandel Coast -- now at the National Gallery of Australia]
*[http://www.nga.gov.au/IndonesianTextiles/Code/Detail.cfm?IRN=81146&BioArtistIRN=&MnuID=2 A palampore made in Madras, India -- now at the National Gallery of Australia]
*[http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/intx/ho_1982.66.htm A palampore made on India's Coromandel Coast -- now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art]
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