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What kinds of cloth had a large market in Europe?
What kinds of cloth had a large market in Europe?
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- Bandanna, Khassa (Cossaes), Chintz were popular in European markets as they were ordered in bulk.
- One could find the list from an order book of East India Company officials which was sent to its officials in Calcutta. This order book was of the year 1730, and had an order for 5,89,000 pieces of cloth which had 98 different varieties of silk and cotton.
- In Europe and England, from the 1860s, there began a craze for printed Indian cotton textiles. These textiles were popular for their relative cheapness, fine texture and exquisite floral designs.
- Indian fabric was worn by rich people in England.
- Even the Queen of England used to wear Indian fabric.
- Till the end of the eighteenth century the world trade was dominated by Indian textiles.
- English, French and Dutch trading companies purchased silk and cotton textiles from India by importing silver and made a lot of profits.
- Bandanna, Khassa (Cossaes), Chintz were popular in European markets as they were ordered in bulk.
- One could find the list from an order book of East India Company officials which was sent to its officials in Calcutta. This order book was of the year 1730, and had an order for 5,89,000 pieces of cloth which had 98 different varieties of silk and cotton.
- In Europe and England, from the 1860s, there began a craze for printed Indian cotton textiles. These textiles were popular for their relative cheapness, fine texture and exquisite floral designs.
- Indian fabric was worn by rich people in England.
- Even the Queen of England used to wear Indian fabric.
- Till the end of the eighteenth century the world trade was dominated by Indian textiles.
- English, French and Dutch trading companies purchased silk and cotton textiles from India by importing silver and made a lot of profits.
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