Collection of specimens and illustrations of the textile manufactures of India. Second series, 0386-0400 / prepared under the direction of J. Forbes Watson
A sample-book plate from J. Forbes Watson's Collection of specimens and illustrations of the textile manufactures of India, published by the India Museum in the 1870s for manufacturers and designers. Four colour plates each show a woven mat from Palghat, Madras, labelled with its catalogue number and spread across a cream field with geometric borders. A designer could take from them the stepped and diamond motifs, banded border layouts and dark-on-natural colour pairing of South Indian mat weaving.
