Collection of specimens and illustrations of the textile manufactures of India. Second series, 0459-0525 / prepared under the direction of J. Forbes Watson
A sample book of Indian textiles compiled in 1873 under J. Forbes Watson for the India Museum, London, presenting cloth specimens for study by manufacturers and museum visitors. The four swatches show striped woven cloth, a banded border of geometric block motifs in red, black and cream, and dark ikat-style zigzag patterning, offering a designer rhythmic stripe, repeat and border arrangements drawn from handloom weaving.
