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Bhadohi's "traditional" hand-knotted industry was built by Europeans in the late 19th century

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Date: late 19th century–1920
Collection: Tuft the World research brief: The Non-English Record
Publisher: Shodhganga PhD thesis
Themes: Global diffusion of tufting, Woven carpet

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“Bhadohi’s ‘traditional’ hand-knotted industry was built by Europeans in the late 19th century.” Research note, Tuft the World research brief: The Non-English Record. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obeetee.

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Downgraded: Obeetee (1920, Oakley, Bowden, Taylor; Mirzapur) and A. Tellery (1881) are supported; Brownford, M/s E. Hill & Co. and Otto Tellery's AICMA presidency weren't found. Brownford (M/s E. Hill & Co., Khamaria); A. Tellery (son Otto became first president of the All India Carpet Manufacturers Association); Oakley, Bowden and Taylor (Obeetee, 1920). The Mughal lineage and the commercial industry are ~300 years apart. Citation check (Oct 2026, from search results; pages not opened): partly confirmed. Confirmed elsewhere: Obeetee founded 1920 by F. H. Oakley, F. H. Bowden and J. A. L. Taylor (Mirzapur, not Bhadohi proper). A. Tellery is credited (Hands Carpets / Downtown Design, a commercial source) with founding a Bhadohi carpet firm in 1881. NOT found: Brownford, M/s E. Hill & Co. (Khamaria), Otto Tellery as first president of the All India Carpet Manufacturers Association, and the Shodhganga thesis itself (title/author/university not identified). The '~300 years apart' line is the brief's own interpretation. Source: Obeetee (Wikipedia); Obeetee company site, n/a. Found at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obeetee Also: https://obeetee.com/ptbi/bhadohi.aspx · https://downtowndesign.com/news/fine-handmade-carpets-1881