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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Persia (made)

Persian ensemble consisting of green and gold brocade jacket and red satin trousers. The jacket has printed cotton facings.

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Category	Clothing
Object type	Ensemble
Parts	This object consists of 2 parts. Jacket Trousers
Materials and techniques	Brocade, printed cotton and satin Brocade Cotton Satin
Brief description	Persian ensemble consisting of brocade jacket and satin trousers, Persia, ca. 1900.
Physical description	Persian ensemble consisting of green and gold brocade jacket and red satin trousers. The jacket has printed cotton facings.
Dimensions	Combined jacket and trousers weight: 1.42kg Trousers outside leg length: 1065mm Trousers inside leg length: 615mm Jacket centre back nape to hem length: 560mm Jacket hem circumference: 940mm
Credit line	Given by Alice Astor von Hofmannsthal
Object history	Worn as a fancy dress costume, mid 20th century, by Alice Astor von Hofmannsthal
Bibliographic reference	Fashion : An Anthology by Cecil Beaton. London : H.M.S.O., 1971
Collection	Middle East Section
Accession number	T.463&A-1974

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Record created	September 7, 2007
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O139035/ensemble-unknown/

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