1825 Antique Sumatra Tampan Ship Cloth

Antique Ship Cloth Tampan from Sumatra

A Tampan ship cloth that has two halves that are almost identical along a line of symmetry

Extremely fine with dozens of individual motifs and filler elements - the level of detail seen in this is remarkable.

This textile could keep us entertained for a good hour with the game 'Find the differences' as both the upper and lower half are almost mirror images.

Has signs of usage - condition is not perfect.

Mid-late 1800s

 91 x 76 cm

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This item has spent a lifetime being used for the purpose of its creation with the original artist/user. Signs of this life lived heartily may be present on the piece in the form of stains, thread loss, loose threads, holes, tears, color run and other imperfections. Therefore the condition must be assumed to be “not” perfect. More photos of such imperfections will be provided on request.

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