Colcha, Indo-Portuguese Embroidered Blanket

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About the Item

Decorative cotton blanket, entirely embroidered with Tussar silk, with a natural color tending to yellow. The embroidery decoration is made like a real horror vacui. There are several borders decorated with phytomorphic and floral motifs among which hunting and fighting scenes are taking place, with knights, warriors, real and fantastic animals. In the second border, in the corners and along the median lines, there are eight circular reserves within which there are various figures of ladies and knights, in some cases intent on hunting or feasting; also in the center of the blanket there is a banquet between a lady and a knight. In particular, one of these scenes is identifiable with the Judgment of Solomon, thanks to the iconography and the inscription in the cartouche above (“SEMS SALMO”). The recognition of the protagonist in this biblical character allows us to trace all the scenes to the narration to his life and, in particular, to the meeting with the Queen of Sheba, who appears full-length and crowned in one of the aforementioned medallions. Within the main reserve, the four corners are bounded by the bodies of a pair of snakes with their tails wrapped. In the corners thus formed there are four scenes, all accompanied by writings. Certainly useful is the one that allows us to identify the Judgment of Paris (“PALAS / IVNVS / VENVS / PA?ES”): the young man is handing the apple to Venus, behind which are his antagonists, Athena and Juno. Another scene is identifiable with the mythological episode of Actaeon ("AMTEAM"), where the young hunter riding his horse, is already turning into a deer, guilty of having come across Diana intent on taking a bath with her handmaids. Another myth depicted is that of Leandro and Ero: if the iconography is more difficult and even less known, the inscription “LEANDAO / HERO / TIAO” is fundamental. The last reservation, on the other hand, bears an inscription that is very difficult in reading ("IVDIC") and difficult in the iconography, but which could be dissolved in the allegorical representation of justice. There are two dark brown ink stamps on the back of the blanket. Two different monograms, one inscribed in a circle and the other in a square.

Dimensions:
Height: 127.96 in (325 cm)Width: 102.37 in (260 cm)Depth: 0.4 in (1 cm)
Style:
Anglo-Indian (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Cotton,Silk
Place of Origin:
India
Period:
Early 17th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1600s
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Milano, IT
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU1721226459102

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