Veil, Trousers and Drawstring

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Place of origin

Kabul (made)

Outdoor outfit (Burka) consisting of a long cloak-veil and trousers of embroidered calico in cotton thread, and drawstring of silk sprang. The embroidery is done chiefly in satin and back stitches. The ornamental motifs are made up of cone-devices, floral sprays, scrollwork and diamond trellis. The drawstring is of red silk thread in sprang technique with metal-wrapped thread ends, terminating in ornamental knot-work.

Object details

Categories	Womenswear Embroidery Accessories Textiles Clothing Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project
Object type	Veil, trousers and drawstring
Parts	This object consists of 3 parts. Veil Trousers Drawstring
Materials and techniques	Embroidered calico in cotton thread, and silk net, wool Silk Thread Metal-Wrapped Thread Sprang Wrapping
Brief description	Outdoor outfit (Burka) consisting of a cloak-veil and trousers of embroidered calico in cotton thread, and drawstring of red silk spring, Kabul, ca. 1900
Physical description	Outdoor outfit (Burka) consisting of a long cloak-veil and trousers of embroidered calico in cotton thread, and drawstring of silk sprang. The embroidery is done chiefly in satin and back stitches. The ornamental motifs are made up of cone-devices, floral sprays, scrollwork and diamond trellis. The drawstring is of red silk thread in sprang technique with metal-wrapped thread ends, terminating in ornamental knot-work.
Dimensions	Drawstring length: 154cm
Credit line	Purchased from Mrs Kate Daly, 25 Percy Circus, W.C.1
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IM.49 to B-1922

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Record created	June 25, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O449198/veil-trousers-and/

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