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Not currently on display at the V&A

Bodice

ca. 1872 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Orange cotton bodice, with plain blue inserts under the arm, and blue cotton with a design of flowers consisting of mica pieces glued on, and blue and red piping details.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Cotton, woven and printed, mica applied with glue
Brief description
Textile, cotton bodice, Western India, ca. 1872.
Physical description
Orange cotton bodice, with plain blue inserts under the arm, and blue cotton with a design of flowers consisting of mica pieces glued on, and blue and red piping details.
Dimensions
  • Centre front length: 10cm
  • Of bodice opened out width: 55cm
Marks and inscriptions
'INDIA-BOMBAY No.576b/Division. II MANUFACTURES, Class 8./COTTON&COTTON FABRICS./Name of Fabric/Choly (Bodice) from Bombay/Material of which it is made/English made Cloth/Exhibitor's name Government of Bombay/|Reasons for exhibition to illustrate the different uses of cotton/Price at place of production/Rs 0-12-0- Price in London./Remarks&c.'
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879.
Historical context
Intended for use as a garment, clothing.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
8252(IS)

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Record createdSeptember 15, 2004
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