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Cotton
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Cotton |
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English: 274. Cotton (p. 515). Author: Solvyns, Les Hindoûs: IV.8.4.
The complete Solvyns etchings were published about 200 years ago. They are in three editions. The two major ones have 250 etchings from his Calcutta edition; and 292 etchings from his Les Hindoûs edition (etched in Paris after Solvyns return from India to Europe). In description above, the spelling used in Solvyns's description is preserved. The complete etchings collections of François Balthazar Solvyns, a Flemish artist, include musical instruments, festivals, social events, and people classified by different occupations, religion and class. The collections include a self portrait where Solvyns is with his servants. In this etching is shown the handicraft cotton and textile occupation in 1790s, in India. A man to the left has spindles for cotton thread, while another is making frabric. To the right is a family spooling harvested cotton. The property is shown to have a raised boundary. |
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| Source/Photographer | http://laits.utexas.edu/solvyns-project/solvynsonline/pages/Paris274.html 2012-04-06 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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