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Watson, John F.
The textile manufactures and the costumes of the people of India — London, 1866

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LOOM-EMBROIDERIES.

No. of

Description.

Measurement.

Weight
of piece.

Cost.

Place of
Manufacture,

Yol.

Sample.

Length.

Width.

or where
obtained.

XIII.

488

ft

ft

g

"Green ground, deep crimson stripe,
2^ inches -wide, with lace pattern
edges in yellow silks, and scroll
and flower pattern centre in gold
thread. In the intervening spaces
a If-inch flower in yellow silk and
gold thread alternating with a
small circular flower in gold
thread.

yds. ins.
4 18

yds. ins.
0 35

lbs. oz.

1 12

£ s. d.
2 2 0

Trichinopoly,

Madras.

XIII.

489

ft

ft

O

6

o

ft

a

CO

&

Deep purple ground, and figured
stripe (f inch wide) in yellow and
crimson silk. In the intervening
space a flower sprig in gold thread
alternating with two small circular
flowers, also in gold thread.

4 27

0 24

0 14

2 4 0

Trichinopoly,

Madras.

XIII.

490


Green ground, with small jr-incli stripes
of gold thread and crimson silk.

6 0

0 28

1 5



Hyderabad,

Deccan.

XIII.

491


Deep purple ground, striped with
lines of white silk. In the interven-
ing spaces a series of jr-inch circular
spots in gold thread, arranged in
diagonal order across piece.

4 18

0 24

0 14

2 4 0

Tanjore, Madras.

VII.

275


'Lavender-coloured silk gauze, with
f-inch flowered stripes (1J inch
apart) in diagonal order. The
flower in the stripe repeated be-
tween the stripes in three rows,
closely woven in similar diagonal
order, viz., left to right. The
whole of the pattern in gold thread.

4 20

0 34

2 41


Benares, N.W.P.

XIII.

481

o

Q

55

t2

s

ft

p

M

s

Deep crimson silk (satin), with rows
of flower sprigs in gold thread,
intersected by a double row of
smaller circular flowers, also in
gold thread. Made up into all kinds
of garments for both sexes of the
richer classes.

5 0

0 26

0 11

2 16 0

Trichinopoly,

Madias.

XIII.

482

p

0

O -4

1

M

p

X>

Deep purple silk, with longitudinal
figured stripes in crimson silk and
gold thread. In the intervening
spaces a row of small pines in gold
thread alternating with a small
figured spot in silver.

5 9

0 34

0 15.

1 11 0

Tanjore, Madras.

XIII.

483


Deep crimson silk (satin). A richly
figured pattern in gold thread, en-
closing a flowered design, of which
the upper portion is in gold thread
and the lower part or base of the
figure is in bright green and
yellow floss silks.

4 27

0 24

0 14

3 0 0

Trichinopoly,

Madras.

XIII.

484


Deep purple silk. A flowered pine-
shaped figure in gold thread, in
rows 4 inches apart, with two
rows of a circular (-J-inch) flower,
and three rows of smaller spots,
all worked in gold thread in the
intervening spaces; Used for
dress skirts.

5 0

0 27

0 11

2 10 0

Trichinopoly,

Madras.
 
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