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Silk and cotton tie-dyed bandannas (from Hindi bandhna, to tie), printed silk and cotton types and woven cotton and silk examples were all popular. Pulicat on the Coromandel Coast was known for its woven handkerchiefs, and it is quite likely that chintz examples like this one were also made there. This type of sprigged floral patttern was particularly popular in France, where imitations called paillaca were made in the mid-18th century.","physicalDescription":"Reversible handkerchief of mordant-dyed and resist-dyed cotton chintz, and with red and blue sprigs on a white ground. On each side there is a design with a cluster of flowers in the centre and in each corner. The field is filled with a repeating pattern of flower sprigs - they do not appear to be printed: the entire design is drawn by hand. The border is a running meander of flowers and foliage interspersed with birds. All four edges are hemmed. In one corner there are two initials (one is the letter P) worked in overcasting with white linen thread.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"cotton","id":"AAT14067"}],"techniques":[],"materialsAndTechniques":"Painted and dyed cotton chintz","categories":[{"text":"Textiles","id":"THES48885"},{"text":"Accessories","id":"THES48998"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"SSEA","id":"THES48598"},"images":["2006BF4329","2012FP7465","2019MB0343"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"006","id":"THES329047"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Handkerchief","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Pulicat","id":"x30917"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"18th century","earliest":"1700-01-01","latest":"1800-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by G. 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