Kamkhwab
c. 1855 (made)
| Place of origin |
Textile, red and green shot satin, entirely brocaded with small alternating rectangular motifs in gold-wrapped and silver-wrapped thread.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven silk satin, brocaded with gold-wrapped and silver-wrapped thread |
| Brief description | Kamkhwab, silk and meatl-wrapped thread, red with silver and silver-gilt geometric pattern, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, c.1855; Textiles |
| Physical description | Textile, red and green shot satin, entirely brocaded with small alternating rectangular motifs in gold-wrapped and silver-wrapped thread. |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. Slip book entry 3249: 'Kincob Piece / Kincob / Benares / 55 / Crimson Silk - Gold & Silver Small Squares / Used for Clothing'. Swatches from the original textile appear in John Forbes Watson's Second Series of The Textile Manufactures of India (1874) vol.401-458, no.411. |
| 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 Ins.; Width, 31 Ins.; Weight, 2 lb. 7 oz. 2 dr. / BENARES. / No. 411, Second Series / "3249".' |
| Other number | 3249 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 7534(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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