[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Palampore # Palampore The coat-of-arms in the centre and the corners of this chintz bed-cover or hanging is that of J. C. Pielat (1692-1740), an official of the Dutch East India Company who returned to Holland from service in Sri Lanka in 1734. As is common with heraldic devices, there is a pun on Pielat's name with 'pied' or foot. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1725–1734 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-137-1950](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-137-1950) · Pramāṇa