Collection of specimens and illustrations of the textile manufactures of India. Second series, 0813-0863 / prepared under the direction of J. Forbes Watson
A sample book published in 1874 by the India Museum, compiled under J. Forbes Watson, cataloguing textile manufactures of India for a colonial and trade audience. The pictures are small pasted fabric swatches, mostly woven cloth in dark maroon, navy, and rust with stripes, checks, and bands. A designer could take from them the striped and banded colour combinations and the simple woven and embroidered surface textures.
