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Florals: Desire and Design
On view through September 6, 2021
With world-wide exploration and economic expansion in the 1700s came a fascination with plants and flowers, Floralshighlights botany’s connection to the culture of the era throughinfluential botanical publications and exquisite illustrationsalongside stunning Indian cotton textiles covered with colourful hand-painted flowers.
The Cloth that Changed the World: India’s Painted and Printed Cottons
On view through September 6, 2021
Featuring pieces from the Museum’s world-renowned collection, this ROM-original exhibition explores how India’s artisans have created, perfected and innovated printed and painted multicoloured cotton fabrics to fashion the body, honour divinities, and beautify palaces and homes.
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Image Credit:1. Woman’s jacket. Made in coastal southeast India for the Dutch market; used in Hindeloopen, Friesland. Mordant-dyed and resist-dyed cotton, 18th century, 57.8 cm.
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Florals: Desire & Design
https://www.rom.on.ca/en/exhibitions-galleries/exhibitions/florals-desire-design
The Cloth that Changed the World: India’s Painted and Printed Cottons
What you need to know before your visit: rom.on.ca