Thread
1871 (made)
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This package of dyed wool thread has remained wrapped just as it was received in 1871. It was donated to the India Museum by Major General Goldsmid, who collected it during his service as Arbitrator on the Perso-Afghan (Sistān) Arbitration Commission. Goldsmid collected a variety of everyday objects as samples of the productions he encountered on his march from Teheran to Gwadar. Kirmani wool was at that time greatly in demand by the shawl industry in the Panjab, where it was used in place of more expensive wools from Kashmir.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Spun and dyed wool |
| Brief description | Package of dyed wool thread wrapped in paper |
| Physical description | Dyed wool thread wrapped in paper tied with string |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Thread from the wool of the Kirman Samb from which inferior shawls are made. |
| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. One of a series of textiles samples collected by Major General Goldsmid during his service as Arbitrator on the Perso-Afghan (Sistān) Arbitration Commission of 1872-73. Slip Book entry: 'Thread from the Wool of the Kirman Samb from which inferior Shawls are made / 1871 / Presented by Major Genl. Goldsmid / Specimens / Special Mission to Seistan and Mekran, collected during March from Teheran to Gwadar' |
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| Summary | This package of dyed wool thread has remained wrapped just as it was received in 1871. It was donated to the India Museum by Major General Goldsmid, who collected it during his service as Arbitrator on the Perso-Afghan (Sistān) Arbitration Commission. Goldsmid collected a variety of everyday objects as samples of the productions he encountered on his march from Teheran to Gwadar. Kirmani wool was at that time greatly in demand by the shawl industry in the Panjab, where it was used in place of more expensive wools from Kashmir. |
| Other number | 11664 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 9117(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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