palampore
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thumb|Palempore with peacock design (detail), second half of 18th century, Coromandel Coast. A palampore or (Palempore) is a type of hand-painted and mordant-dyed bed cover or hanging panel that was made in India for the export market during the eighteenth century and nineteenth century.
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thumb|Palempore with peacock design (detail), second half of 18th century, Coromandel Coast. A palampore or (Palempore) is a type of hand-painted and mordant-dyed bed cover or hanging panel that was made in India for the export market during the eighteenth century and nineteenth century.
== Origins == Palampores were produced on the Coromandel Coast. Palampore were recorded as being traded in Salem in the 18th Century.