One of the museum's major exhibitions for autumn 2015, this show also forms a focus for a V&A season of events around India. Spanning a head-spinning time period from the third century to the present day, 'The Fabric of India' brings together 200 handmade textiles that reflect the country's cultural heritage. Highlights include an eighteenth-century sultan's tent, sumptuous historic costumes, and contemporary fashion by Manish Arora.
© Richard Davis | Floorspread painted and dyed cotton, 1630.
© Christine Smith | Muslin border embroidered with beetle wings, probably Hyderabad, 19th century.
© Abraham Thakore | Houndstooth Sari by Abraham and Thakore, 2011.
© Richard Davis | Rabari child's jacket, cotton embroidered with silk Kutch, 20th century.
© Shivashanker Narayen | Gold Embroiderers, 1873.
Wall hanging detail, cotton appliqué, 20th century.
Map shawl woollen embroidery, 19th century.
© Rajesh Pratap Singh | Women's 'Ajrak' Jacket, digitally printed linen, designed by Rajesh Pratap Singh, Delhi, 2010
Wall hanging of embroidered cotton with silks, 1700.
© Paul Robins | Lady holding a flower. Watercolour and gold on paper, late 17th century.
Ceremonial cloth woven silk and gold wrapped thread, made for the Thai market, 19th century.
The Fabric of India
Sumptuous Indian textiles come under the spotlight in the V&A's major autumn 2015 exhibition
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