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The V&A's collections include the bed for which the valance was made (museum no. W.70-1916) and other furniture owned by Garrick. The valance is hand-painted on cotton and has a repeating design of trees which echoes the larger tree pattern of the bed-curtains.<br><br><b>Design & Designing</b><br>Chintz (Indian painted cotton fabric) was immensely fashionable in Britain during the 18th century, both as furnishings and dress. Tree designs were especially popular. By the 1770s, when this piece was made, the influence of Chinese wallpapers was strong, and this can be seen in the treatment of the foliage.<br><br><b>Place</b><br>David and Eva Maria Garrick acquired their riverside retreat at Hampton, Middlesex (now south-west London) in 1754. The existing villa was improved by Robert Adam (1728-1792) and the grounds laid out by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, which included a domed temple containing a statue of William Shakespeare by Louis François Roubiliac (1702-1762). The villa's interiors were furnished by Thomas Chippendale (1718-1779) from 1768 to 1778 with painted furniture in a Chinoiserie style.<br><br><b>People</b><br>The set of bed-hangings, of which this valance is a part, was made for Garrick and his wife in the early 1770s. The hangings were sent as a gift in return for Garrick sending plays to be performed in Calcutta. They were impounded on their arrival in Britain, for an Act of 1721 prohibited  the import of Indian chintzes. This prohibition was the result of weavers' protests that chintz imports endangered local production. The Customs eventually released the bed-hangings after an exchange of letters (and even humorous poems) between Garrick and its officials.","physicalDescription":"","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"cotton (textile)","id":"AAT14067"}],"techniques":[],"materialsAndTechniques":"Cotton, painted and dyed (chintz)","categories":[{"text":"Textiles","id":"THES48885"},{"text":"British Galleries","id":"THES48985"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"SSEA","id":"THES48598"},"images":["2006AM9249","2006AM9248","2006AM1003"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"008","id":"THES312910"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Textile","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Coromandel Coast","id":"x32021"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"ca. 1774","earliest":"1769-01-01","latest":"1778-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by H. 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It is slightly 3-D so about 10-15mm needs to be allowed for depth.","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"Made in south-east India (Coromandel Coast)","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Garrick bed valance","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"British Galleries:\nThis valance is part of a set of the original bed furnishings sent to Garrick by friends in Calcutta, India. They were a gift in return for plays sent to them by Garrick. 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