Museum Quality Textiles

29/03/2017

Sharing few images of embroidered Door hangings.
These pieces are from Saurashtra region of Gujarat by the patel community. These pieces are always indicating mythological images of Hindu God and Goddesses, flowers, birds, animals and certain newly introduced gramophones between 1940's and 1950's. These pieces are made in 1965 and 1970 according to my knowledge and research.

All the pieces are in good quality workmanship and in very good condition and offered to sale. Cotton embroidery on cotton.
Interested people may contact me or message me.

17/10/2016

Sharing an article published about us recently written by Marigold diary - Anandi Paliwal Thanks for your interest in our work and for covering us.

Do have a read to learn a little more about our journey into the world of Indian textiles.

Thank you.

For this Diwali, while scouting around I discovered this treasure trove. It had been weeks since Salim Wazir and I, connected over facebook. As a local of Bhuj, Gujarat, he is probably been one of …

05/10/2016

Aamba dal design Tie Dyed khombi ( shawl) with real silver badla work and real silver border on chinese gauze silk.
West Kutch. Gujarat.
80 / 90 years of age approximately
Chinese silk fabric traders stamp at one corner.

13/08/2016

Embroidered Jacket
Kauer People, Lampung, South Sumatra, Indonesia
circa 1900

width: 143cm, length: 30cm

Short jackets such as this example were worn by young, unmarried Kauer women together with a sarong. They are constructed from a rectangular piece of woven cotton cloth coloured with natural dyes. The frontpiece comprises separately embroidered panels with small mirror (mica) applique sequins called
cermuk. The panels are bordered by thread wrapped with real gold.

The back panel is of blue indigo cotton woven with more gold thread.

The many cowrie or nassa shells about the neck and collar and stitched to the back most probably are designed to express the hope that the wearer will have
many children.

Similar examples can be seen in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The example here is in very good condition. It is free of repairs, insect holes and tears.

10/08/2016

Baby Quilt

Embroidered, Appliqued and Running stitched baby quilt.

Made by the Chaaran or Gadhvi Community of Dwarka region of Saurashtra. Gujarat. India.

This kind of baby quilts are always made in this particular distinctive form and designs using several bits of waste thick recycled cotton layers and stitched together with manchester roller prints on top part as always.

Since almost 35 years none of the community members does this and the young ones dont know that these kind of quilts were made by thier ancestors.

Very very unusual and rare to find such quilts.

Size - 26" x 48"
Condition - Excellent
Pm for price.

10/08/2016

Baby Quilt

Embroidered, Appliqued and Running stitched baby quilt.

Made by the Chaaran or Gadhvi Community of Dwarka region of Saurashtra. Gujarat. India.

This kind of baby quilts were always made in this particular distinctive form and designs using several bits of waste thick recycled cotton layers and stitched together with manchester roller prints on top part as always.

Since almost 35 years none of the community members does this and the young ones dont know that these kind of quilts were made by thier ancestors.

Very very unusual and rare to find such quilts.

Size - 27" x 52"
Condition - Excellent
Pm for price.

09/08/2016

Embroidered cushion cover
Plastic buttons added later.
Both the sides are embroidered
Mid 20th c
Swat valley pakistan
Excellent condition
Pm for price

09/08/2016

Embroidered cushion cover
Mid 20th c
Both the sides are embroidered
Swat valley pakistan
Excellent condition
Pm for price

09/08/2016

Embroidered cushion cover
Plastic buttons added later.
Both the sides are embroidered
Mid 20th c
Swat valley pakistan
Excellent condition
Pm for price

02/08/2016

Very fine embroidered front panel of a tunic (short dress) known locally as Gaj. Typically worn by women belonging to the Muslim Maldharis. Sindhi Memons (cattle herders) in Kutch. The women of this community get together and hand embroider the pieces needed for the tunic.

The image is of an unfinished front panel. To make it wearable the addition of fabric for the back part of the tunic is required. The front panel is densely filled with intricate floss silk pakko hand embroidery and further embellished with mirrors on satin silk. The top part of the panel is cotton bandhini (tie dye), as it is believed that the inclusion of Bandhini is considered auspicious and brings good luck to the bride.

To add heft to the structure of the tunic, such front panels often included a backing. In this panel, the backing is of cotton manchester roller print. The inclusion of this fabric displays the wealth of the brides family, as cotton roller print fabric was quite expensive at the time.

21 such fine embroidered front panels of tunics and other embroidered gifts were given to a bride as a dowry gift that accompanied her to her new home. The bride uses a few pieces and the rest were stored carefully with love and care as they served as memories from her parents and family members. Years later these pieces were passed on to her daughter during her marriage. Hence these embroidered pieces survived for decades without any damages.

This particular piece is 70 to 80 years of age approximately and in excellent condition.

Please contact for price and any additional information for such more pieces.

28/07/2016

Here are the Chromolithographed labels produced by British companies for the export of cotton cloth.

Cotton as a commodity was of great importance to the British Empire of the 19th and early 20th centuries; the cotton industry had experienced massive expansion during the Industrial Revolution and by the mid-1830s cotton textiles accounted for more than the half the total value of all British foreign exports.

"East meets West" was a popular theme among sellers and exporters

Raw cotton was brought to mills in Scotland and the North West where it was processed into bolts and bales of cloth. Before leaving the mills each bolt was stamped with the mark of the exporter and a colorfully-decorated paper label was often added. These labels, also referred to as tickets, were attached to the ends of the bolts and acted as trade marks, identifying a particular mill or producer’s product in the marketplace. They were designed to be visually appealing to the cloth buyer and individual labels were often created to target a specific market. Bright, colorful designs were instrumental in selling British cotton to far-off markets in India, Africa, China and Japan.

As bale and bolt labels were supposed to catch the eye of the shopper, they often employed local scenes or symbols which would be familiar to intended buyers.

The examples below are few of many produced for the Indian market which show scenes of the India during that time. These are of 1900's to 1960's
I have posted this because in my collection i have original cottons of British India like Manchester roller prints and other European fabrics for local Indian markets in my personal collection and also my Great Grand Father Yakub Ahmed Wazir was the leading shipping agent in Bombay ( Mumbai ) for British India steam navigation company and he had several warehouses for stocking cotton and printed fabrics along with other goods for export and import by the Britishers and our Kutchi and Gujarati traders. Wow wish i was there and have collected at least one sample of each fabric.

Posting the images of Labels and the 2 group photographs of my Great Grandfather along with his staff.The company was known as Maymoon shipping. Clearing and forwarding company. Estd 1940. Earned and gained a lot with reputed name in Bombay. Kutch and all over with whom they traded.
My Great Grand Father is second from left in the first sitting row.

23/07/2016

We feel really honored to be featured in this list published by Architectural Digest India. To be recognized not only for our collection of textiles, but also for our knowledge and history of these textiles. Something that we take a lot of pride in.

With inputs from architects, designers, antique dealers and tastemakers, compiles a list of 25 stores and dealers across India for rare and one-of-a-kind pieces