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LOOM-MADE GARMENTS:
The pieces shown are of various degrees of fineness, and some (Nos. 13, 14, and 18, for
instance) are excellent examples of muslins from both bleached and unbleached thread. As
already indicated, the finer qualities (such as Nos. 7 and 9) require a greater length in
the piece and a greater number of folds round the head, to give the necessary protection
against the effect of the sun’s rays.
Besides being examples of the material used for turbans, these specimens exhibit the extent
to which gold thread is used for decorating the principal or free end of the turban-piece. A
stripe of gold thread nearly 4 inches wide, as in No. 15, is of course very effective, but the
turban with merely a or a ^-inch stripe of the same material, as in No. 16, when seen
on the head, is felt to be far from destitute of ornament.
It is of importance that the metal thus introduced should be of a quality which will stand
the process of washing. Nos. 2, 8, and 12 are instances in which inferior gold thread has
been used, while No. 15 shows a better quality.
A marginal stripe of red cotton thread (as in No. 6) constitutes a favourite combination,
and adds considerably to the ornamental character of the plain gold stripe.
Nos. 15 and 18 are beautiful examples of fine muslin-like materials used for turbans,
and in these the gold thread is seen to be of excellent quality. The first - of these comes from
Chundeyree, long celebrated for its muslins, and the last from Hyderabad in the Deccan,
having been probably manufactured at Bhanwarum or Nandair, places famous for fabrics of
this kind.
Vol.
No.
, Description.
Measurement of piece.
Weight of
Place of manufacture
Length.
Width.
of piece.
or where obtained.
yds. ins.
yds. ins.
lbs. oz.
I.
2
Cotton, bleached. Common material, with two narrow
gold stripes in end.
23 0
0 12
0 12
Bhurtpore.
ft
5
Cotton, bleached. Thin texture; narrow (J-inch)
stripe of gold thread in end.
16 0
1 3
0 14
Kangra.
ft
6
Cotton, bleached. Fine texture. Two-inch stripe of
gold thread in end, with small double lines of red on
each side.
20 0
0 11
0 8
Cashmere.
ft
8
Cotton, bleached. Medium texture. In common use
among the higher classes. Wide (2\ inches) stripe
of gold thread, with two smaller ones nearer to end.
23 18
0 13
1 2
Sind.
ft
10
Cotton, bleached. Made in India, of English thread.
One-inch gold stripe in end.
22 0
0 131
0 9
Benares.
ft
11
Cotton, bleached. Made at the same time as the last
sample, but of Indian thread. 2-inch stripe of
gold thread in end.
22 0
0 131
0 12
Benares.
ft
12
Cotton, bleached. Fine, light texture, ^-inch stripe of
gold thread in end.
17 0
0 12
0 7
Hoshiarpore.
ft
13
Cotton, bleached. Fine texture, f-inch stripe of gold
thread in end.
33 0
0 10
0 9
Hyderabad, Deccan.
ft
14
Cotton, bleached. Fine texture, ^-inch stripe of gold
thread in end.
20 0
0 9
0 9
Hyderabad, Deccan,
ft
15
Cotton, unbleached. Fine texture. Broad (2| inches)
stripe of gold thread, and three narrow stripes of
same closer to end.
29 0
0 121
0 71
Chundeyree.
ft
16
Cotton, unbleached. Gauze, of good texture. Very
narrow (T\j-inch) stripe of gold thread in end.
Price 4.9. 8(7.
21 0
0 9
0 6
Madras.
ft
17
Cotton, unbleached. Favourite texture. 14-inch stripe
of gold thread, with three narrow stripes nearer to
end, and one narrow stripe on inner margin. A nar-
row stripe (rW-inch) of gold thread is also introduced
into the other end of this turban-piece.
21 0
O
>—1
o
kOjt—■
0 10
Hyderabad, Deccan.
ft
18
Cotton, unbleached. Gauze-like texture. |-inch stripe
of gold thread across end.
33 0
0 13
0 9
Hyderabad, Deccan.
LOOM-MADE GARMENTS:
The pieces shown are of various degrees of fineness, and some (Nos. 13, 14, and 18, for
instance) are excellent examples of muslins from both bleached and unbleached thread. As
already indicated, the finer qualities (such as Nos. 7 and 9) require a greater length in
the piece and a greater number of folds round the head, to give the necessary protection
against the effect of the sun’s rays.
Besides being examples of the material used for turbans, these specimens exhibit the extent
to which gold thread is used for decorating the principal or free end of the turban-piece. A
stripe of gold thread nearly 4 inches wide, as in No. 15, is of course very effective, but the
turban with merely a or a ^-inch stripe of the same material, as in No. 16, when seen
on the head, is felt to be far from destitute of ornament.
It is of importance that the metal thus introduced should be of a quality which will stand
the process of washing. Nos. 2, 8, and 12 are instances in which inferior gold thread has
been used, while No. 15 shows a better quality.
A marginal stripe of red cotton thread (as in No. 6) constitutes a favourite combination,
and adds considerably to the ornamental character of the plain gold stripe.
Nos. 15 and 18 are beautiful examples of fine muslin-like materials used for turbans,
and in these the gold thread is seen to be of excellent quality. The first - of these comes from
Chundeyree, long celebrated for its muslins, and the last from Hyderabad in the Deccan,
having been probably manufactured at Bhanwarum or Nandair, places famous for fabrics of
this kind.
Vol.
No.
, Description.
Measurement of piece.
Weight of
Place of manufacture
Length.
Width.
of piece.
or where obtained.
yds. ins.
yds. ins.
lbs. oz.
I.
2
Cotton, bleached. Common material, with two narrow
gold stripes in end.
23 0
0 12
0 12
Bhurtpore.
ft
5
Cotton, bleached. Thin texture; narrow (J-inch)
stripe of gold thread in end.
16 0
1 3
0 14
Kangra.
ft
6
Cotton, bleached. Fine texture. Two-inch stripe of
gold thread in end, with small double lines of red on
each side.
20 0
0 11
0 8
Cashmere.
ft
8
Cotton, bleached. Medium texture. In common use
among the higher classes. Wide (2\ inches) stripe
of gold thread, with two smaller ones nearer to end.
23 18
0 13
1 2
Sind.
ft
10
Cotton, bleached. Made in India, of English thread.
One-inch gold stripe in end.
22 0
0 131
0 9
Benares.
ft
11
Cotton, bleached. Made at the same time as the last
sample, but of Indian thread. 2-inch stripe of
gold thread in end.
22 0
0 131
0 12
Benares.
ft
12
Cotton, bleached. Fine, light texture, ^-inch stripe of
gold thread in end.
17 0
0 12
0 7
Hoshiarpore.
ft
13
Cotton, bleached. Fine texture, f-inch stripe of gold
thread in end.
33 0
0 10
0 9
Hyderabad, Deccan.
ft
14
Cotton, bleached. Fine texture, ^-inch stripe of gold
thread in end.
20 0
0 9
0 9
Hyderabad, Deccan,
ft
15
Cotton, unbleached. Fine texture. Broad (2| inches)
stripe of gold thread, and three narrow stripes of
same closer to end.
29 0
0 121
0 71
Chundeyree.
ft
16
Cotton, unbleached. Gauze, of good texture. Very
narrow (T\j-inch) stripe of gold thread in end.
Price 4.9. 8(7.
21 0
0 9
0 6
Madras.
ft
17
Cotton, unbleached. Favourite texture. 14-inch stripe
of gold thread, with three narrow stripes nearer to
end, and one narrow stripe on inner margin. A nar-
row stripe (rW-inch) of gold thread is also introduced
into the other end of this turban-piece.
21 0
O
>—1
o
kOjt—■
0 10
Hyderabad, Deccan.
ft
18
Cotton, unbleached. Gauze-like texture. |-inch stripe
of gold thread across end.
33 0
0 13
0 9
Hyderabad, Deccan.