Kamkhwab
ca. 1855 (made)
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Fragment of dark purple silk, or mashru, with buta and floral motifs woven in gold-wrapped thread.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, gold-wrapped thread and possibly cotton, woven |
| Brief description | Fragments of kamkhwab (kincob) mashru, purple silk face and cotton back, brocaded with gold-wrapped thread, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, c.1855 |
| Physical description | Fragment of dark purple silk, or mashru, with buta and floral motifs woven in gold-wrapped thread. |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 3106: 'Satin Cotton Back / Mushroo / Tanjore / 55 / Puce Color, Ornamented with Gold flowers.' Swatches from the original textile appear in John Forbes Watson's Second Series of The Textile Manufactures of India (1874), no.444. |
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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, 4 Yds. 34 Ins.; Width, 25 1/2 Ins.; Weight, 12 oz. 13 dr. price per Yard, 8s. 5d. / TANJORE, MADRAS. / No.444, SECOND SERIES. / "3106".' |
| Other number | 3106 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 7045(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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