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Kamkhwab

c.1867 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fragment of crimson satin, brocaded with gold-wrapped thread in a regular patterned grid.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Woven satin, gold-wrapped thread and silk thread brocade
Brief description
Fragment of kamkhwab (kincob), red silk brocaded with gold-wrapped thread, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, ca. 1867
Physical description
Fragment of crimson satin, brocaded with gold-wrapped thread in a regular patterned grid.
Dimensions
  • Length: 98cm
  • Width: 19cm
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 6523: Silk & gold cloth / Kinkhaub / Aurungabad / 1867 / Original nos. 720 / Price Rs.38 the quarter piece'. Swatches from the original textile appear in John Forbes Watson's Second Series of The Textile Manufactures of India (1874), nos. 438.
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, 1 Yd. 10 Ins.; Width, 31 1/2 Ins.; Weight, 9 oz. 3 dr. Price per Yard £2 17s. / AURUNGABAD. / No.438, SECOND SERIES. / "6523".'
Other number
6523 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
7535(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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