Collection of specimens and illustrations of the textile manufactures of India. Second series, 0401-0458 / prepared under the direction of J. Forbes Watson
A sample book of Indian textile specimens assembled under the direction of J. Forbes Watson and published by the India Museum in 1873, intended as a reference record of regional fabric manufacture for colonial and industrial audiences. The four pictures show brocaded silks in gold and silver metallic thread on purple, crimson and dark grounds, with zigzag bands, scrolling floral vines, and rosette motifs, offering a designer dense, historically rooted repeat patterns for damask-style textile work.
