A line of carpet weavers seated at their looms in a shed in in Karachi Jail. The photograph was taken by Michie and Company in 1873, and is part of the Archaeological Survey of India Collections.
The image was shown at the Vienna Exhibition that year.
In the 19th century a number of schemes for a carpet industry were developed in government jails in India partly in order to train convicts in a skill but also to provide a cheaper market for traditional patterns.
The image was shown at the Vienna Exhibition that year.
In the 19th century a number of schemes for a carpet industry were developed in government jails in India partly in order to train convicts in a skill but also to provide a cheaper market for traditional patterns.
– British Library: Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections