Salampore Explained

Salampore (salempore) was a kind of cotton cloth produced in India. It had been in use since the 17th century and was exported to Europe and Africa.^{[1] [2]}

Exports

Salempores was part of a varied collection of cloths such as long cloth, moris, and cloth with gold thread exported to various foreign locations like Bantam, Manila, and London from the Coromandel Coast.^{[3] [4]} It was also exported to Africa and South America.^[5]

Production

Salampore was produced at various locations of India from north to down south.

Pattern

It was a colored woven cloth with stripe and check designs. Few sources also describe it as broad white or blue cotton fabric.^[6]

Cloth for slaves

It was also called a cloth for slaves, mainly the blue cotton cloth made from Nellore.^{[7] [8] [9]}

Dimensions

The usual dimensions of Salampore were 16X1 yards. Salampore was coarser and had fewer threads than Punjum. It was also half the length of the Punjum..^[10]

See also

• Khadi
• Piece goods

Notes and References

1. Book: Montgomery, Florence M.. Textiles in America 1650-1870 : a dictionary based on original documents, prints and paintings, commercial records, American merchants' papers, shopkeepers' advertisements, and pattern books with original swatches of cloth. 1984. New York ; London : Norton. Internet Archive. 978-0-393-01703-8. 339.
2. ''There were three staple varieties of cotton cloth manufactured in Coromandel - longcloth, salempores and moris . These three varieties accounted for by far the largest volume of export and were extensively woven in looms from North to South ...''

   Merchants, Companies, and Commerce on the Coromandel Coast Page 98

   Sinnappah Arasaratnam, Professor and Head of Department of History Sinnappah Arasaratnam, Maritime History Scholar and Professor of Indian History S Arasaratnam · 1986

3. News: V. Sriram. 2012-08-19. When cloth maketh a city. en-IN. The Hindu. 2021-05-10. 0971-751X.
4. Book: Wellington, Donald C.. French East India Companies: A Historical Account and Record of Trade. 2006. Hamilton Books. 978-0-7618-3475-5. 223. en.
5. Web site: Definition of SALAMPORE. 2021-05-10. www.merriam-webster.com. en.
6. Web site: Salempore - definition - Encyclo. 2021-05-10. www.encyclo.co.uk.
7. Book: Menezes, Mary Noel . British Policy Towards the Amerindians in British Guiana, 1803-1873 . 1977 . Clarendon Press . 978-0-19-821567-7 . en.
8. Book: SAMA. Bulletin. 1974. 290. en.
9. Book: Tattersfield, Nigel. The Forgotten Trade: Comprising the Log of the Daniel and Henry of 1700 and Accounts of the Slave Trade From the Minor Ports of England 1698-1725. 2011-05-31. Random House. 978-1-4464-7567-6. en.
10. Book: Milburn, William. Oriental Commerce: Containing a Geographical Description of the Principal Places in the East Indies, China, and Japan, with Their Produce, Manufactures, and Trade. 1813. Black, Parry & Company. 45. en.