Collection of specimens and illustrations of the textile manufactures of India. Second series, 0864-0920 / prepared under the direction of J. Forbes Watson
A sample book of Indian textiles compiled by J. Forbes Watson and published by the India Museum in 1874, presenting dyed and woven cloth specimens for study by manufacturers and museum visitors. Each page pairs a mounted fabric swatch with a printed label naming its type, place of origin and catalogue number, and a small close-up of the weave. A designer can take from these plates the scale and repeat of traditional Indian muslin patterns, from plain dyed Dacca cloth to the diagonal lattice of Kurnool work with small flower motifs set in grey-blue grounds.
