Pictures of 16th century indian calicoes?

[frualeydis]

Does anyone have a link to and image or more of 16th century (or early 17th century)indian printed calicoes? I'm interested in what kind of patterns were used then and which colours aside from indigo (if any).

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[operafantomet.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid I don't have any pictures, but I was reading in the "Toile de Jouy. Printed Textiles in the Classic French Style" the other day, and it has small tidbits of info (stuff you probably already knew, but still):

Toiles peintes, or "painted cottons" from India, as well as cotton prints with dyes were imported into Europe from the late 16th century, in response to the considerable markets created by the East India companies set up by each of the main powers. Of these, France was the last to establish a merchant fleet to serve the East, when Colbert created the Compagnie des Indes orientales in 1664.

These imported cotton fabrics, or calicoes, proved as popular for making garments, which were light and easy to wear, as they were for soft furnishings (...). To satisfy the tastes of their Western customers, the trading companies lost no time in producing textiles destined exclusively for European markets, but which still remained exotic in character - a factor that was to be the key to their success. (page 13)

Something tells me the cottons were too light for the typical Baroque clothes, and therefore rare. But it would be awesome if it showed up somewhere, if only for lining or smaller items.

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

wikipedia comes to the rescue:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fustat_Indian.jpg

But I want more!

/Eva

16th century indian calicoes

[(Anonymous)]

The Cleveland Museum of Art(Cleveland, Ohio, USA) has a few Indian blockprinted textiles listed for the 15th and 16th centuries in its collection database if that helps.

Carol

Re: 16th century indian calicoes

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Sounds interesting. Thank you!

/Eva