Unknown artist, Indian, assam, Fragment of a Lampas depicting scenes from the Life of Krishna
Silk, 18th - early 19 th century, 27 3/8 in. H x 22 7/8 in. W 94.4
Credit: Photo Katherine Wetzel © 1998 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
| It is not surprising that calico, bandanna, dungaree, gingham, chintz, khaki,
jodhpur and other words associated with textiles come from India: Since antiquity Indians have supplied fabrics of all kinds to the rest of the world. This exhibition, drawn entirely from the Virginia Museum's permanent collection, presents a rich sampling of India's remarkable and highly organized textile production from the 17 th to the mid- 19 th centuries. Included are sumptuous brocades and metal-ground textiles woven from silk, mordant-worked and dyed cottons known as chintzes, and colorful embroideries for domestic and foreign markets. Some of these works are recent acquisitions that have never been exhibited; others have not been on view in the museum's galleries for more than 15 years. - |
