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Indian Gold Embroiderers

Photograph of Indian gold embroiderers, dated 1873. Photograph of Indian gold embroiderers, dated 1873. Copyright Trustees of the British Museum, acc. no.

A photograph of three Indian gold embroiderers working at their frame is held in the British Library, India  Office Select Materials (Photo 1000/52(4914). The photograph probably dates to c. 1873. The photographer may be Shivashanker Narayen. The two men are working on a piece of a garment; the man to the left works on a long, narrow band, probably to be sewn onto a garment.

Digital source of photograph (retrieved 29 June 2016).

British Library online catalogue (retrieved 29 June 2016).

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