[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › A Weaver and his wife # A Weaver and his wife The pictures made by Indian artists for the British in India are called Company paintings. This one comes from a set of 14 depicting castes and occupations, and shows a cotton-weaver and his wife preparing the warp threads for weaving by brushing them with a starch or rice paste to make them more easy to weave. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1795–1804 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.al-8940n](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.al-8940n) · Pramāṇa