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HAND-EMBROIDERIES.
115
The examples given in the Books, and grouped in the subjoined Tables 1 and 2,
embrace representatives from three of the four principal varieties into which Indian hand
embroideries may be divided.
1. Hand Embroidery.—Cotton and Silk.
No. of
Description.
Measurement.
W eight
Cost.
Place of
Manufacture,
Vol.
Sample.
Length.
Width.
of Piece.
or where
obtained.
VII.
25 2
-phool Kary. A striped muslin em-
broidered with sprigs of flowers.
yds. ins.
13 13
yds. ins.
0 28
lbs. ozs.
0 141
£ s. d.
Gwalior.
VII.
255
%
Diagonal stripes of flowers in white
cotton, with intervening smaller
sprigs.
10 0
0 34
1 Of
4 0 0
Dacca.
VII.
VII.
VII.
256
257
258
With Cotton—Ch
Plain muslin embroidered with large
flower sprig.
Vine leaf and grape pattern, with
intervening double rows of flower
sprigs.
Flower sprigs in diagonal order,
10 0
10 0
10 0
0 35
1 0
1 0
■
0 131
1 5
0 91
3 18 0
4 0 0
3 18 0
Ditto.
Ditto.
Ditto.
VII.
260
Bootee. Plain muslin with needle-
worked spots in crimson.
10 0
1 0
0 131
1 10 0
Ditto.
VIII.
293
'Embroidered with Moonga silk. Pat-
tern, a check formed by cross lines
of small leaf pattern, }-inch apart
and in diagonal order.
4 24
i H
0 I2f
—
Ditto.
VIII.
292
Piece of Moonga silk and cotton, in
alternate stripes. Cotton stripes
embroidered with foliage pattern
in Moonga silk.
4 9
0 331
0 10}
Ditto.
VIII.
295
s
3
02
g
Cotton and Moonga silk check, em-
broidered with circular and star-
shaped flowers in Moonga silk.
4 17
0 33
0 131
—
Ditto.
VIII.
296
6
mV
m
<
Cotton and Moonga silk in alternate
stripes. The cotton stripes em-
broidered with blue, red, and
yellow flowers.
4 12}
0 331
0 11}
Ditto.
VI.
234
S3
o
o
&
W
H
£
"Red twill cotton material, with nar-
row black cross stripes : 2-|-inch
border embroidered with coloured
silks. The full piece is cut across
at centre and joined at sides to
form a dress-skirt.
1 29
0 26
1 1
Sylhet.
VI.
235
Light blue cotton with cross stripes'
of dark blue : 2}-in. border, em-
broidered with coloured silk and
cotton. The full piece is cut across
the centre and joined at sides to
form a dress-skirt.
1 29
0 25
1 1
Ditto.
(3428.) S
115
The examples given in the Books, and grouped in the subjoined Tables 1 and 2,
embrace representatives from three of the four principal varieties into which Indian hand
embroideries may be divided.
1. Hand Embroidery.—Cotton and Silk.
No. of
Description.
Measurement.
W eight
Cost.
Place of
Manufacture,
Vol.
Sample.
Length.
Width.
of Piece.
or where
obtained.
VII.
25 2
-phool Kary. A striped muslin em-
broidered with sprigs of flowers.
yds. ins.
13 13
yds. ins.
0 28
lbs. ozs.
0 141
£ s. d.
Gwalior.
VII.
255
%
Diagonal stripes of flowers in white
cotton, with intervening smaller
sprigs.
10 0
0 34
1 Of
4 0 0
Dacca.
VII.
VII.
VII.
256
257
258
With Cotton—Ch
Plain muslin embroidered with large
flower sprig.
Vine leaf and grape pattern, with
intervening double rows of flower
sprigs.
Flower sprigs in diagonal order,
10 0
10 0
10 0
0 35
1 0
1 0
■
0 131
1 5
0 91
3 18 0
4 0 0
3 18 0
Ditto.
Ditto.
Ditto.
VII.
260
Bootee. Plain muslin with needle-
worked spots in crimson.
10 0
1 0
0 131
1 10 0
Ditto.
VIII.
293
'Embroidered with Moonga silk. Pat-
tern, a check formed by cross lines
of small leaf pattern, }-inch apart
and in diagonal order.
4 24
i H
0 I2f
—
Ditto.
VIII.
292
Piece of Moonga silk and cotton, in
alternate stripes. Cotton stripes
embroidered with foliage pattern
in Moonga silk.
4 9
0 331
0 10}
Ditto.
VIII.
295
s
3
02
g
Cotton and Moonga silk check, em-
broidered with circular and star-
shaped flowers in Moonga silk.
4 17
0 33
0 131
—
Ditto.
VIII.
296
6
mV
m
<
Cotton and Moonga silk in alternate
stripes. The cotton stripes em-
broidered with blue, red, and
yellow flowers.
4 12}
0 331
0 11}
Ditto.
VI.
234
S3
o
o
&
W
H
£
"Red twill cotton material, with nar-
row black cross stripes : 2-|-inch
border embroidered with coloured
silks. The full piece is cut across
at centre and joined at sides to
form a dress-skirt.
1 29
0 26
1 1
Sylhet.
VI.
235
Light blue cotton with cross stripes'
of dark blue : 2}-in. border, em-
broidered with coloured silk and
cotton. The full piece is cut across
the centre and joined at sides to
form a dress-skirt.
1 29
0 25
1 1
Ditto.
(3428.) S