A Weaver and his wife
1800
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1800
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
A Weaver and his wife is a 1800 paint by Unknown, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a weaver and his wife preparing threads for weaving. They are brushing the threads with a paste to make them easier to work with. The paste is likely made from starch or rice, which was a common practice in India at the time, as it helped to strengthen the threads and make the weaving process more efficient. You can learn more about this style of painting at the museum: Victoria and Albert Museum.
A set of fourteen company paintings depicting castes and occupations includes this work showing a cotton-weaver and his wife preparing warp threads by applying a starch or rice paste to facilitate weaving. The man on the right brushes the warp while the woman on the left holds a bobbin. A pot is placed in the foreground with a landscape visible in the background.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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