Murphy, Veronica & Rosemary Crill
TIE-DYED TEXTILES OF INDIA: Tradition and Trade
Ahmedabad: Mapin Publishing, 1991
First edition. Quarto. 206 pp; approx 174 color & 14 b/w illustrations; map; appendices; glossary; bibliography; index. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine, short tear at top of jacket spine. This book illustrates 140 key pieces in the collection of Victoria & Albert Museum's Indian Dept. Rosemary Crill discusses the indigenous tradition of tie-dying; Veronica Murphy discusses her pioneering study of the Bengal export trade in tie-dyed handkerchiefs, and their Indian and European imitations.
Inventory number #007215