Kalamkari and Chintz

What links a quiet Andhra town to the global fashion boom of the 17th century? Kalamkari and Chintz - intricate, handcrafted textiles that once dazzled royal courts and European fashion houses alike, were born in the neighbouring towns of Machilipatnam and Pedana in Andhra Pradesh. Wardrobe partner - https://shopkalpadruma.com/ Researched and produced in partnership with    / aptdc   Follow our work on social media:   / storytrails     / storytrails     / www-storytrails-in   #Kalamkari #Chintz #BlockPrinting #Pedana #Machilipatnam #IndianTextiles #Storytrails #AndhraPradeshTourism #AndhraPradesh Image attributions: 1. Man's Coat, Mughal India, 1700-1750 https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1936..., CC0, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... 2. Jacket made of chintz in c.1740s AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... 3. Dutch woman's outfit with chintz jacket, 1770s See page for author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... 4. Pedana railway station Adityamadhav83, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... 5. Kalamkari painted handicraft from Srikalahasti rajaraman sundaram, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... 6. Kalamkari sarees, Shilparamam Vis M, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... 7. Dress and skirts in chintz, India, c. 1770s Dress (robe à l'anglaise) and skirts in chintz, ca. 1770-1790, shawl (fichu) in embroidered batiste, 1770-1800. Jacoba de Jonge Collection in MoMu - Fashion Museum Province of Antwerp, www.momu.be / Photo by Hugo Maertens, Bruges, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... 8. Chintz palampore, India, 18th century The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... 9. Kalamkari textile depicting Lord Vishnu's dashavtaras Jl FilpoC, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... 10. Kalamkari painting of Lord Vishnu on serpent AnantaThe British Museum, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... 11. Kalamkari designs Ravitheja Kumar Reddy C, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... 12. Kalamkari hand painting https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/... 13. Charminar, Hyderabad Gopikrishna Narla, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... 14. Portrait of 1st Sultan of Golconda, c. 1686 Rijksmuseum, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... 15. Persian Carpet, c. 17th century David Collection, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... 16. Palempore carpet Rijksmuseum, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... 17. Kalamkari fabric Ravitheja Kumar Reddy C, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... 18. View of Masulipatam in 1676 Rama, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... 19. Palampore fabric, Coromandel Coast Cst7, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...