Kamkhwab
c.1855 (made)
| Place of origin |
Kamkhwab (kincob), silk brocaded with metal-wrapped thread, green ground with red flowers and gold creepers, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, c.1855; Textiles
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woven silk, brocaded with gold-wrapped and silver-wrapped thread, and silk thread |
| Brief description | Kamkhwab (kincob), silk brocaded with metal-wrapped thread, green ground with red flowers and gold creepers, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, c.1855; Textiles |
| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. Slip book entry 8407: 'Brocade Cloth / Gold Crimson & Green Colors / Ahmedabad / 55'. Swatches from the original textile appear in John Forbes Watson's Second Series of The Textile Manufactures of India (1874) vol.401-458, no.425. |
| Associated object | 5809(IS) (Part) |
| 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, 2 Yds. 7 1/2 Ins.; Width, 33 1/4 Ins.; Weight, 1 lb. 5 oz. 6 dr. Price per Yard £2 14s / AHMEDABAD. / No. 425, Second Series / "8407".' |
| Other number | 8407 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 7565(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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