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‘…it is very fine, … comes in various names … their fineness cannot now be imitated …‘

– Linschoten Jan Huyghen van Linschoten, Dutch merchant, trader and historian, (1563 – 1611)

  • Ancient drawing of 'cotton plant with sheep' hanging from them
  • Muslin jamdani sari, possibly 18th century
  • Kantajew mondir, Dinajpur, Bangladesh, 18th century
  • Engraving of weaver in Bengal
  • F. Renaldi's painting of lady in harem wearing muslin, 18th century
  • East India Company in India, 18th century
  • Glasgow Museum curator points out English trading routes for muslin
  • Muslin samples at the V&A Museum
  • Embroidery on muslin at the V&A Museum
  • Detailed embroidery on muslin at the V&A Museum
  • Fine muslin seen through the hand, 18th century, in Kolkata, India
  • Muslin sari, black on white, 18th century, India
  • Square charkhona muslin with gold zari, 19th century, India
  • Muslin angorkha (male tunic), 18th century, India
  • Dress of western muslin, machine-made fabric, 19th century, UK
  • Muslin sari passing through seven rings, 18th century, NC Museum, Delhi, India
  • Muslin sari passing though a ring, JS Museum, Murshidabad, India
  • Weavers name stiched in red on muslin sari border, 18th century, Kolkata, India
  • Cromptons mule invented for spinning, 1779, UK
  • Powis Castle, home of Robert Clive (1725-1774) who looted India
  • Powis Castle, Wales, home of Robert Clive (1725-1774) and his loot from India
  • The Empress Josephine
  • Weaving machine, first of Industrial age, Manchester Museum, UK
  • Muslin court dress, female, for dancing, 18th century, India
  • Muslin samples, V&A Museum
  • Fine muslin seen through the hand, 18th century, UK
  • Muslin dress, 18th century, Germany
  • Muslin angorkha (male tunic), 18th century, India
  • Muslin chador from 19th century at BNM
  • Muslin chador from 19th century at BNM
  • Ottoman muslin kerchief with embroidery
  • Muslin charkhona for gifts, 19th century
  • Embroidery on muslin at V&A Museum, UK
  • Old coins used for trading muslin
  • Detail of 12th century Hindu goddess wearing muslin kept at BNM
  • 12th century statue showing goddess wearing muslin
  • Terracotta spinner on Kantajew mondir, Bangladesh, 18th century
  • Bengal terracotta of weaver, 17th century