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East India Company

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Friday Late Commissions 2006-2007

The Contemporary Programme commissioned six new works in 2006-2007.

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Tipu's Tiger

Tipu's Tiger

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Collecting Indian textiles at the V&A

The V&A's Indian collections have their origins in the East India Company's Museum, or Oriental Repository, founded in 1791at the Company's headquarters in Leadenhall Street.

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Introduction to Indian textiles

Indian textiles have a long and distinguished history. The technique of mordant dyeing, which gives intense colours that do not fade, has been used by Indian textile workers since the second millennium BC. Until at least the 18th century, India was able to produce technically much more advanced textiles than Europe could.

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Luxury Goods from India: The Art of the Indian Cabinet-Maker

Luxury Goods from India: The Art of the Indian Cabinet-Maker

Highlights key objects from the V&A's unrivalled collection of furniture and objets d'art from India and Sri Lanka.

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