Chinese Palampore

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The "Chinese Palampore" by an unknown artist depicts a beige-colored textile with a central tree design. The tree has a brown trunk and branches with blue, green, orange, and pink leaves and flowers. The tree's roots are at the bottom of the textile, and its branches extend upwards and outwards. There are two vertical rectangular panels on either side of the tree. The border features a repeating pattern of brown vines with blue, green, orange, and pink flowers and leaves. The background of the textile is beige with a shiny appearance.