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LOOM-MADE GARMENTS:
The turban in fig. 9? of Plate II. shows the peculiar zig-zag pattern, which is a
favourite in many parts of Rajpootana, and is employed in other garment pieces besides
turbans. Some of the examples are so soft and fine to the touch, that it is at first
difficult to believe that they are composed of cotton unmixed with silk.
No. 33, made at Madura in Madras, a place long celebrated for its manufactures and for
its excellent dyes, is a good example of a useful material and of a favourite dark-red
colour which shows the gold thread to much advantage.
In this piece it will also be observed that a little gold thread is worked into the end of the
turban which is usually next the head. In the folding and tying up of such turbans the
wearer manages to show both ends.
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.
23
Cotton, printed. Fine texture. Red and white zig-zag
pattern. 11-inch stripe of gold thread in principal
end.
18 18
0 9
0 4
Jeypore,
Rajpootana.
•?>
24
Cotton, printed. Fine texture. Zig-zag striped
pattern, in variegated colours. l|-inch gold stripe
in end.
17 18
0 9
0 3i
Ditto
99
25
Cotton, printed. Fine texture. Pattern, small zig-zag
stripes, of crimson and yellow. About 3 inches
of end plain red, with l|-inch stripe of gold
thread.
18 18
ih|oi
GO
O
0 4
Ditto
99
26
Cotton, printed. Fine texture. Pattern, zig-zag
stripes, ■§ inch wide, in variegated colours. Prin-
cipal end, plain red with 3^-inch stripe of gold
thread.
18 18
0 9
0 4
Ditto
99 -
27
Cotton, printed. Fine texture. Zig-zag stripes,
of a dotted pattern, in variegated colours, on a
scarlet ground. Principal end, plain scarlet, with
2§ inch stripe of gold thread.
24 0
0 11
0 8
Ditto
99
28
Cotton, printed. Fine texture. Zig-zag stripes
in red and white. Principal end, plain red, with
gold thread stripe 11 inches wide.
17 0
0 9
r-i|01
CO
O
Ditto
99 '
29
Cotton, printed. Fine texture. Figured pattern dotted
in colours. 2 inch stripe of gold thread in principal
end. Favourite pattern in Rajpootana.
21 0
0 10
0 5|
Ditto
99
33
Cotton, printed. . Useful material. Pattern, a small
white spot on a deep chocolate red ground. Prin-
cipal end ornamented with 1-inch stripe, and three
smaller ones of gold thread. The other end has
also four gold threads introduced into the fabric.
Price 10s.
23 0
0 12
0 13
Madura, Madras.
6. Turban-Pieces.—Cotton; dyed, coloured, or printed; Gold Thread
in Ends, Borders, &c.
In these we have examples of the more profuse application of the gold thread for
ornamental purposes. Nos. 19, 22, 36 and 37, are illustrations of the method by which, in
addition to the stripe across the principal end, the external folds become an ornamental portion
of the turban when in wear. To accomplish this, one or more stripes of gold thread are carried
to a considerable distance down the piece from the free end; in one case indeed it extends
throughout the whole length of the piece.
LOOM-MADE GARMENTS:
The turban in fig. 9? of Plate II. shows the peculiar zig-zag pattern, which is a
favourite in many parts of Rajpootana, and is employed in other garment pieces besides
turbans. Some of the examples are so soft and fine to the touch, that it is at first
difficult to believe that they are composed of cotton unmixed with silk.
No. 33, made at Madura in Madras, a place long celebrated for its manufactures and for
its excellent dyes, is a good example of a useful material and of a favourite dark-red
colour which shows the gold thread to much advantage.
In this piece it will also be observed that a little gold thread is worked into the end of the
turban which is usually next the head. In the folding and tying up of such turbans the
wearer manages to show both ends.
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.
23
Cotton, printed. Fine texture. Red and white zig-zag
pattern. 11-inch stripe of gold thread in principal
end.
18 18
0 9
0 4
Jeypore,
Rajpootana.
•?>
24
Cotton, printed. Fine texture. Zig-zag striped
pattern, in variegated colours. l|-inch gold stripe
in end.
17 18
0 9
0 3i
Ditto
99
25
Cotton, printed. Fine texture. Pattern, small zig-zag
stripes, of crimson and yellow. About 3 inches
of end plain red, with l|-inch stripe of gold
thread.
18 18
ih|oi
GO
O
0 4
Ditto
99
26
Cotton, printed. Fine texture. Pattern, zig-zag
stripes, ■§ inch wide, in variegated colours. Prin-
cipal end, plain red with 3^-inch stripe of gold
thread.
18 18
0 9
0 4
Ditto
99 -
27
Cotton, printed. Fine texture. Zig-zag stripes,
of a dotted pattern, in variegated colours, on a
scarlet ground. Principal end, plain scarlet, with
2§ inch stripe of gold thread.
24 0
0 11
0 8
Ditto
99
28
Cotton, printed. Fine texture. Zig-zag stripes
in red and white. Principal end, plain red, with
gold thread stripe 11 inches wide.
17 0
0 9
r-i|01
CO
O
Ditto
99 '
29
Cotton, printed. Fine texture. Figured pattern dotted
in colours. 2 inch stripe of gold thread in principal
end. Favourite pattern in Rajpootana.
21 0
0 10
0 5|
Ditto
99
33
Cotton, printed. . Useful material. Pattern, a small
white spot on a deep chocolate red ground. Prin-
cipal end ornamented with 1-inch stripe, and three
smaller ones of gold thread. The other end has
also four gold threads introduced into the fabric.
Price 10s.
23 0
0 12
0 13
Madura, Madras.
6. Turban-Pieces.—Cotton; dyed, coloured, or printed; Gold Thread
in Ends, Borders, &c.
In these we have examples of the more profuse application of the gold thread for
ornamental purposes. Nos. 19, 22, 36 and 37, are illustrations of the method by which, in
addition to the stripe across the principal end, the external folds become an ornamental portion
of the turban when in wear. To accomplish this, one or more stripes of gold thread are carried
to a considerable distance down the piece from the free end; in one case indeed it extends
throughout the whole length of the piece.