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Tea and Coffee Set
The dynamic visual culture of nineteenth-century India, which blended artistic traditions from across Asia, the Islamic world, and various faith traditions, undoubtedly spoke to Moore’s own eclectic aesthetic sensibilities. Described in manufacturing ledgers as "Indian Fluted," the densely patterned and masterfully chased floral decoration on this set presents compositional similarities to the stylized poppy motif on an Indian bidri ware tray, shown in the wall case opposite. Although Moore acquired fewer objects from India than other parts of Asia, his library included many works focused on the region, such as museum catalogues, architectural studies, archaeological surveys, and a multivolume textile sample book, on view nearby.
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