Quilted palampore or coverlet, painted "Tree of Life" pattern in lavender, pinkish-red, and similar colors on a white ground; tree grow from a mound covered in sea shells and with stylized rocks; narrow and wider borders run around all sides.
Collection
Philipsburg Manor Object Collection
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Unknown
Attribution
Maker
Notes
Dates: 1734 - 1767
Date made: r. 1734 - 1767
Other Names and Numbers
Other Number
PCR 4012
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
103-1/2 in
Width
75-1/4 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 103 1/2 x 75 1/4 in. (262.9 x 191.1 cm)
Material
Cotton (chintz)
Condition
Notes
Overall Analysis: Cleaned & restored by E. Merrell, N.Y.C., 1960.
Conserved by Helene Von Rosenstiel, 11/81.
Notes
Overall Analysis: Cleaned & restored by E. Merrell, N.Y.C., 1960.
Conserved by Helene Von Rosenstiel, 11/81.
Relationships
Related Entries
Notes
PM.60.133 - Palampore - Similar item
General Notes
Note Type
General Note
Note
Photograph of this piece was used for the endpaper treatment in the 2004 Philipsburg Manor Upper Mills guidebook.
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 05A