Indian Costumes in the Collection of the Calico Museum of Textiles

Indian Costumes in the Collection of the Calico Museum of Textiles

18th to mid 20th century mostly from North and Western India

Written by B.N. Goswamy in association with Kalyan Krishna
Supplement on Patterns and Technical Notes by Tarla P. Dundh

This volume, the fifth in the series of Calico Museum catalogues which aims at covering the entire collection of the Musuem, provides a historical outline of Indian costumes, and serves as a catalogue to all the stitched garments in this sumptuous collection. The men's garments range from jamas and angarakhas to choghas , sherwanis, sadris, kurtas and paijamas; among the women's covered in the catalogue are peshwazes, abhos, tilaks, cholis, kanjaris and ghaghras; also included is a large group of other garments like caps.  The costumes date from the 17th to the 20th centuries, and include pieces of remarkable beauty. The book makes compelling reading. A unique feature of this book is its Supplement on Patterns and Technical notes. In it representative objects have been technically analized in detail and paper patterns of 68 costumes are included, making the work invaluable to designers and researchers.

Hardcover 3rd Edition 2010

ISBN: 9788186980422