Kamkhwab
c.1867 (made)
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Cut fragment of silk brocade, white silk with an all over floral design brocaded in gold-wrapped thread; a magenta border.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk and gold-wrapped thread, woven and brocaded |
| Brief description | Fragment of kamkhwab (kincob), silk brocaded with gold-wrapped thread, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, ca. 1867 |
| Physical description | Cut fragment of silk brocade, white silk with an all over floral design brocaded in gold-wrapped thread; a magenta border. |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. Slip book entry 6518: 'Silk and gold cloth / Kinkhaub white Jungla / Benares / 1867 / Original nos. 3665 / 4 ft 6 inches in length / Price of the original piece Rs. 325 for 4 3/4 yds'. Swatches from the original textile appear in John Forbes Watson's Second Series of The Textile Manufactures of India (1874) vol.401-458, no.414. |
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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, 1 Yd. 18 1/2 Ins.; Width, 30 1/2 Ins.; Weight, 1 lb., 1 oz. Price per Yard £6 10s. / BENARES. / NO.414, SECOND SERIES. / "6518".' |
| Other number | 6518 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 9751(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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