Caspar Purdon Clarke

India, Asia, textiles, Caspar Purdon Clarke

  • Kincob, Museum no. IS.786-1883

    Kincob, Museum no. IS.786-1883

    Kincob
    Silk woven with gold and silver-wrapped thread (zari)
    Varanasi, India
    Circa 1880
    Museum no. IS.786-1883

  • Gold tissue embroidered with tinsel, Museum no. IS.2126-1883

    Gold tissue embroidered with tinsel, Museum no. IS.2126-1883

    Gold tissue embroidered with tinsel
    Cotton, silver and metal
    Hyderabad, India
    Circa 1880
    Museum no. IS.2126-1883

  • Head cover. Museum no. IS.1842-1883

    Head cover. Museum no. IS.1842-1883

    Head cover
    Cotton phulkari embroidered with floss silk
    Punjab, India
    Circa 1880
    Museum no. IS.1842-1883

  • Piece for a girl's shirt (jubla), Museum no. IS.2050-1883

    Piece for a girl's shirt (jubla), Museum no. IS.2050-1883

    Uncut embroidered and shaped piece for a girl's shirt (jubla)
    Coloured Chinese embroidery on white silk
    Probably made for Parsis of Mumbai (Bombay), India
    Circa 1880
    Museum no. IS.2050-1883

  • Printed cotton, Museum no. IS.1765-1883

    Printed cotton, Museum no. IS.1765-1883

    Printed cotton
    Masulipatam, Andhra Pradesh, India
    Early 19th century
    Museum no. IS.1765-1883

  • Dress, Museum no. IS.2327-1883

    Dress, Museum no. IS.2327-1883

    Dress
    Silk satin embroidered with silk thread and mirror work
    Gujarat, India
    Circa 1880
    Museum no. IS.2327-1883

  • Sari, Museum no. IS.2352-1883

    Sari, Museum no. IS.2352-1883

    Sari
    Satin embroidered with silk thread
    Surat, India
    Circa 1880
    Museum no. IS.2352-1883

  • Decorative coverlet (rumal), Museum no. IS.2097-1883

    Decorative coverlet (rumal), Museum no. IS.2097-1883

    Decorative coverlet (rumal)
    Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, India
    Muslin embroidered with silk thread
    Circa 1880
    Museum no. IS.2097-1883