Kamkhwab
c.1871 (made)
| Place of origin |
Fragment of blue woven silk, brocaded with gold-wrapped thread, pink and green silk in an all-over abstract motif.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven silk, brocaded with gold-wrapped thread and silk thread |
| Brief description | Fragment of kamkhwab (kincob), silk and metal-wrapped thread, blue background with abstract shapes in red and green inside silver-gilt outlines, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, c.1871; Textiles |
| Physical description | Fragment of blue woven silk, brocaded with gold-wrapped thread, pink and green silk in an all-over abstract motif. |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. Slip book entry 11644: 'Brocade Blue Silk & Gold w flowers / Kinkaub / 1871 Exb'n New Samples / Original nos 3591'. Swatches from the original textile appear in John Forbes Watson's Second Series of The Textile Manufactures of India (1874) vol.401-458. |
| 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, 30 Ins.; Weight, 14 oz. 13 dr. Price per Yard £6 / BENARES. / No. 420, Second Series / "11644".' |
| Other number | 11644 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 7546A/(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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