Framed Chromolithograph Cotton Bale Advertising Label - Ca 1920 Bangles grasses and clouds using underglaze

grasses and clouds using underglaze cobalt blue decoration

These cabinets were originally used by nomadic people for storage of clothes

This piece was part of a private collection

The simple design originated during the Ming dynasty and is likely to have been made some time in the first half of the 19th century

Origin: Banswara district

Framed Chromolithograph Cotton Bale Advertising Label - Ca 1920 Bangles grasses and clouds using underglazeFramed Manchester Cotton Chromolithograph pictorial label used for the advertisement and sale of bales of cloth and individual fabric lengths printed on paper. These advertising labels were mostly from Manchester cotton companies who exported their woven, printed fabrics back to India the labels were affixed to the cotton bales. They are a colourful and decorative reminder of the days of the British Raj in India. Labels like this are unusual to find