Carpet
ca. 1878 (made)
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| Place of origin |
From the mid-nineteenth century into the early twentieth, carpet weaving was a common form of penal labour all over India. Carpets produced in prisons ranged in quality from poor to excellent, certain jails developing reputations for exemplary productions. According to the inscription woven along its top border, this carpet was a production of the Nabha Central Jail in Punjab.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Knotted silk on wool |
| Brief description | Carpet, knotted silk and wool, Nabha, Punjab, ca. 1878 |
| Physical description | Carpet, knotted silk on wool, pink field with blue, yellow and white flowers and a green patterned border. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Jail of Sirkar Nabha' (Knotted inscription at top of object. ) |
| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 4598: 'Small Square Silk rug / Sirkar Nabha C. India 'Jail' / 1878 Paris Exb'n / Original nos: 13 / An inscription woven therein / These Articles in a Bundle placed in Cupboard No. 10'. |
| Summary | From the mid-nineteenth century into the early twentieth, carpet weaving was a common form of penal labour all over India. Carpets produced in prisons ranged in quality from poor to excellent, certain jails developing reputations for exemplary productions. According to the inscription woven along its top border, this carpet was a production of the Nabha Central Jail in Punjab. |
| Bibliographic reference | Bryant, Julius and Weber, Susan, John Lockwood Kipling: Arts and Crafts in the Punjab and London Newhaven: Yale University Press, 2017
pp. 531-2, cat. 77 |
| Other number | 4598 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 8628(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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