Kamkhwab
c.1855 (made)
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Fragments of silk garment, dark purple with vertical stripes in a chevron design in red and gold-wrapped thread; alternating rows of buta in gold-wrapped thread, and spots in silver-wrapped thread.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 7 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, gold-wrapped and silver-wrapped thread, woven |
| Brief description | Fragments of kamkhwab (kincob), purple and red striped silk brocaded with gold- and silver-wrapped thread, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, probably c.1855 |
| Physical description | Fragments of silk garment, dark purple with vertical stripes in a chevron design in red and gold-wrapped thread; alternating rows of buta in gold-wrapped thread, and spots in silver-wrapped thread. |
| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 11615: 'Brocaded Satin puce Gold & Silver / Madras / Book No. 482'. Swatches from the original textile appear in John Forbes Watson's Second Series of The Textile Manufactures of India (1874), no.446. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Watson, J. Forbes, et al. Collection of Specimens and Illustrations of the Textile Manufactures of India. Second Series, India Museum, 1874.
'KINCOB. / Langth, 2 Yds. 30 Ins.; Width, 33 1/2 Ins.; Weight, 7 oz. 10 dr. / TANJORE, MADRAS. / No.446, SECOND SERIES. / "11615".' |
| Other number | 11615 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 7633(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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