Kamkhwab
ca. 1858 (made)
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Pieces from a length of red silk with staggered rows of stylised flowers brocaded in gold-wrapped thread.
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Parts | This object consists of 6 parts.
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Materials and techniques | Woven silk and gold-wrapped thread |
Brief description | Kamkhwab, silk with metal-wrapped thread, red with gold floral motif, Aurangabad, c. 1858; Textiles |
Physical description | Pieces from a length of red silk with staggered rows of stylised flowers brocaded in gold-wrapped thread. |
Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 4082: 'Brocade / Kincob / Aurungabad Deccan / 58 / Crimson & gold flowers / Fine Example'. 1880 Register Entry: [ROOM 8. Case 60.] '0819. "KINCOB." Crimson ground, gold pattern; Aurungabad, Deccan. 4,082'. Slip book entry 4082: 'Brocade / Kincob / Aurangabad, Deccan / 58 / Crimson & Gold Flowers Fine Example'. Swatches from the original textile appear in John Forbes Watson's Second Series of The Textile Manufactures of India (1874), no.439. |
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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. / Length, 5 Yds 7 1/2 Ins.; Width, 31 Ins.; Weight, 2 lb. 9 oz. 12 dr. Price per Yard £5 5s. / AURUNGABAD. / No.439, SECOND SERIES. / "4082".' |
Other number | 4082 - India Museum Slip Book |
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Accession number | 0819(IS) |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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