![A folio depicting a vertical rectangular textile from a man's garment. The textile is dark green with bands of golden yellow pattern of varying thickness. In the upper section is a repeating horizontal diamond motif, which is bordered on the right hand side and on its lower section with a thin band of dense floral pattern with tassels. Inside the upper section in the lower right corner is a large teardrop shape which is decorated with flowers. In the mid to lower section is a broad dense floral pattern with a repeating bunch of chrysanthemum like flowers set against smaller flowers. The lower section has three horizontal stripes, with the middle stripe a lighter gold color than the other two. Underneath the textile capitalized black text reads [MAN'S GARMENT / BENARES], and gives measurement details.]( https://images.collection.cooperhewitt.org/348002_7cfbb723cbba7ae8_b.jpg
"Folio, Man's Garment")
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Folio, Man's Garment
This is a Folio.
This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Smithsonian Libraries and Archives as part of Paisley.
John Forbes Watson began his career as a physician in the Bombay Medical Service in 1850, later becoming Director of the India Museum in London until the transfer of its collection in 1879 to what would become the Victoria and Albert Museum. He promoted Indian industries, and his idea for "portable industrial museums" led to the publication of The Collections of the Textile Manufactures of India in 1866, eighteen volumes containing seven hundred mounted and classified samples of Indian textiles. A second set, examples shown here, was published from 1873 to 1877. Although never completed, each set also included more than seven hundred samples. The designs and textile samples were intended to inspire students and show textile manufacturers in Britain the vast potential market in India.
It is credited Smithsonian Libraries, TS1403.W3c 1873 folio, Vol.2, No. 97, Second Series.
Its dimensions are
H x W: 44.3 × 32 cm (17 7/16 × 12 5/8 in.)
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Paisley.
