Kamkhwab
c.1868 (made)
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Woven fragment of silk satin, woven in stripes of pink, yellow and green, brocaded over with gold-wrapped thread in bands of geometric design alternating with floral bands.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven silk satin, brocaded with gold-wrapped thread |
| Brief description | Kamkhwab (kincob), silk brocaded with gold-wrapped thread, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, c.1868 |
| Physical description | Woven fragment of silk satin, woven in stripes of pink, yellow and green, brocaded over with gold-wrapped thread in bands of geometric design alternating with floral bands. |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. India Museum Slip book: 'Brocade Striped Fabric / Kincob / Bombay / 68 / General Malcolm's Coll. [illegible] Mr Phillips'. Swatches from the original textile appear in John Forbes Watson's Second Series of The Textile Manufactures of India (1874) vol.401-458, no.426. |
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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, 2 Yds. 7 Ins.; Width, 33 1/4 Ins.; Weight, 1 lb. 4 oz. 9 dr. / AHMEDABAD. / NO.426, SECOND SERIES. / "7826".' |
| Other number | 7826 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 7527(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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