Kamkhwab
c.1855 (made)
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Green silk satin, brocaded with gold-wrapped and silver-wrapped thread in a lattice, and red silk in a latticework design containing stylised flower heads. Cut.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven silk satin, gold-wrapped and silver-wrapped thread brocade |
| Brief description | Khamkhwab (kincob), silk brocaded with gold-wrapped and silver-wrapped thread, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, ca. 1855 |
| Physical description | Green silk satin, brocaded with gold-wrapped and silver-wrapped thread in a lattice, and red silk in a latticework design containing stylised flower heads. Cut. |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 8392: 'Brocade Green & Gold & Silver / Kincob / Ahmedabad / 55 / About 2 Yds 5 In. / Rs.54'. Swatches from the original textile appear in John Forbes Watson's Second Series of The Textile Manufactures of India (1874) vol.401-458, no.439. |
| Bibliographic reference | Watson, J. Forbes, et al. Collection of Specimens and Illustrations of the Textile Manufactures of India. Second Series, India Museum, 1874.
'KINCOB. / Length, 2 Yds. 5 Ins.; Width, 30 1/2 Ins.; Weight, 14 oz. 15 dr. Price oer Yard £2 14s. / AHMEDABAD. / NO.429, SECOND SERIES. / "8392".' |
| Other number | 8392 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 7532(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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