Kamkhwab
c.1871 (made)
| Place of origin |
Fragment of blue and silver-coloured silk fabric, embroidered or woven with a repeat spot design, possibly in a secondary weave, with a meandering ribbon motif in gold-wrapped thread with flower motifs in pink, white and blue silk.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven silk and gold-wrapped thread |
| Brief description | Kamkhwab, silk with metal-wrapped thread, blue with gold vines and blue and magenta blossoms, Varanasi, c.1871; Textiles |
| Physical description | Fragment of blue and silver-coloured silk fabric, embroidered or woven with a repeat spot design, possibly in a secondary weave, with a meandering ribbon motif in gold-wrapped thread with flower motifs in pink, white and blue silk. |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. Slip book entry 11645: 'Brocade Blue Silk & Gold figures / Kinkaub / 1871 Exb'n New Sample / Original nos. 3584'. Swatches from the original textile appear in John Forbes Watson's Second Series of The Textile Manufactures of India (1874) vol.401-458, no.419. |
| 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. 22 Ins; Width, 29 1/2 Ins.; Weight 11 oz. 4 dr. Prince per Yard £7 / BENARES. / No. 419, Second Series. / "11645" |
| Other number | 11645 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 7531(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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