Cotton was first grown in Eurasia for clothing, sheets, and towels by the Harappan people in India in about 2500 B.C.The above image is of a Boy's Robe (Jama), made out of cotton and embroidered with silk and gold-wrapped thread from Mughal in the 18th Century.
Carr, Karen. "History of Cotton." KidiPede. 1998. Portland State University. Sept. 2009. http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/clothing/cotton.htm.
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