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TUKBANS.
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The extent to which this method is adopted varies considerably. A bulky turban, like that
which No. 36 would make up, requires a larger amount of this kind of ornamentation to
produce the effect shown in figure 10, PL, II. than would be needed by one of smaller
dimensions.
Nos. 36 and 37, like No. 33 referred to under the last head, are from Madura in Madras,
and afford additional examples of that dark red which is so favourite and so suitable a colour
for this class of turbans.
The following details apply to each of the four examples in this group :
No. 19- Length, 19i yards; width, 13 inches. A light red colour. Cross stripes and figures
in gold thread of a poor quality occupy 20 inches of the principal end, and two stripes, each
of about half an inch in breadth, extend four yards down centre of piece. From Oodeypoor
in Rajpootana.
No. 22. Length, 13 yards; width, 17 inches, weight 12 ounces. Red. Three 5-inch wide
stripes of gold with black margins run throughout the whole length of- the borders and
centre of piece. Four and a half yards of the principal end are ornamented with gold spots
somewhat of a pine shape, and it is finished off with a figured and striped pattern also in
gold thread. From Hoshiarpore, Punjab.
No. 36. Length, 26 i yards ; width, 15 inches ; weight, 1 lb. 3| oz. Price £4. Favourite red
colour. Stripes of gold thread extend for 10 yards down the centre from the principal end,
and for 4-f yards from the other end. About 20 inches of the principal end are enriched with
cross stripes and figures in gold. From Madura, Madras.
No. 37. Length, 23 yards; width, 12 inches; weight, 13 oz. Price £2. Favourite colour,
like the last, and from the same place of manufacture. In addition to an inch-wide stripe of
gold in centre, this specimen has a narrow stripe of the same extending 6 yards down from the
principal or free end, and a 3-inch wide cross stripe, with 10 smaller ones in three rows,
completes the ornamentation.
7. Turban-Pieces.—Cotton ; dyed ; Gold printed.
The specimen No. 21, although imperfect in execution, affords an illustration of a kind
of ornamentation which is not uncommon, and which can be adopted with considerable
advantage in the embellishment of fabrics not requiring to be washed nor likely to be
exposed to wet.
The process by which this mode of decoration is accomplished is by stamping the desired
pattern on the cloth with glue. The gold or silver leaf, as the case may be, is then laid on,
and adheres to the glue. When dry, what has not rested on the glue is rubbed off.
The turban piece No. 21 is 14| yards long and 7 inches wide. The ground is crimson.
A gold printed figured stripe, 3J inches wide, extends the whole length of the centre of the
piece. Padding is used in making up this turban, and, in this case, there is no special
ornamentation across either end. From JBhurtpore.
Such gold printed turbans are used for marriage ceremonies and other household or
family festivals, and not for ordinary wear.
(3428.)
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The extent to which this method is adopted varies considerably. A bulky turban, like that
which No. 36 would make up, requires a larger amount of this kind of ornamentation to
produce the effect shown in figure 10, PL, II. than would be needed by one of smaller
dimensions.
Nos. 36 and 37, like No. 33 referred to under the last head, are from Madura in Madras,
and afford additional examples of that dark red which is so favourite and so suitable a colour
for this class of turbans.
The following details apply to each of the four examples in this group :
No. 19- Length, 19i yards; width, 13 inches. A light red colour. Cross stripes and figures
in gold thread of a poor quality occupy 20 inches of the principal end, and two stripes, each
of about half an inch in breadth, extend four yards down centre of piece. From Oodeypoor
in Rajpootana.
No. 22. Length, 13 yards; width, 17 inches, weight 12 ounces. Red. Three 5-inch wide
stripes of gold with black margins run throughout the whole length of- the borders and
centre of piece. Four and a half yards of the principal end are ornamented with gold spots
somewhat of a pine shape, and it is finished off with a figured and striped pattern also in
gold thread. From Hoshiarpore, Punjab.
No. 36. Length, 26 i yards ; width, 15 inches ; weight, 1 lb. 3| oz. Price £4. Favourite red
colour. Stripes of gold thread extend for 10 yards down the centre from the principal end,
and for 4-f yards from the other end. About 20 inches of the principal end are enriched with
cross stripes and figures in gold. From Madura, Madras.
No. 37. Length, 23 yards; width, 12 inches; weight, 13 oz. Price £2. Favourite colour,
like the last, and from the same place of manufacture. In addition to an inch-wide stripe of
gold in centre, this specimen has a narrow stripe of the same extending 6 yards down from the
principal or free end, and a 3-inch wide cross stripe, with 10 smaller ones in three rows,
completes the ornamentation.
7. Turban-Pieces.—Cotton ; dyed ; Gold printed.
The specimen No. 21, although imperfect in execution, affords an illustration of a kind
of ornamentation which is not uncommon, and which can be adopted with considerable
advantage in the embellishment of fabrics not requiring to be washed nor likely to be
exposed to wet.
The process by which this mode of decoration is accomplished is by stamping the desired
pattern on the cloth with glue. The gold or silver leaf, as the case may be, is then laid on,
and adheres to the glue. When dry, what has not rested on the glue is rubbed off.
The turban piece No. 21 is 14| yards long and 7 inches wide. The ground is crimson.
A gold printed figured stripe, 3J inches wide, extends the whole length of the centre of the
piece. Padding is used in making up this turban, and, in this case, there is no special
ornamentation across either end. From JBhurtpore.
Such gold printed turbans are used for marriage ceremonies and other household or
family festivals, and not for ordinary wear.
(3428.)