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Boy's Robe

late 19th century - early 20th century (made)
Place of origin
North India (made)

Boy's robe (angarkha) of purple satin trimmed at the cuffs and around the neck with strips of woven silk and silver-gilt-wrapped thread (tinsel ribbon) with applied sequins and crimped metal strip. Additional loops of braided metal-wrapped thread on the right side of the neck, and a row of acorn-shaped decorative fasteners wrapped with silk and silver-gilt-wrapped thread along the upper left side. Smaller acron-shaped decorative fastenings on both sleeves. Yellow silk piping and green facing along all hems. Openings under the arms. Lined with plain white cotton.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Children's Clothes
Clothing
Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project
Object type
Boy's Robe
Materials and techniques
Silk (Textile)
Cotton (Textile)
Metal-Wrapped Thread
Tinsel Ribbon
Brief description
Boy's robe (angarkha) of purple satin decorated with silver and silver-gilt trimmings, North India, late 19th-early 20th century; Textiles; Children's Clothes
Physical description
Boy's robe (angarkha) of purple satin trimmed at the cuffs and around the neck with strips of woven silk and silver-gilt-wrapped thread (tinsel ribbon) with applied sequins and crimped metal strip. Additional loops of braided metal-wrapped thread on the right side of the neck, and a row of acorn-shaped decorative fasteners wrapped with silk and silver-gilt-wrapped thread along the upper left side. Smaller acron-shaped decorative fastenings on both sleeves. Yellow silk piping and green facing along all hems. Openings under the arms. Lined with plain white cotton.
Dimensions
  • Measured on back, from top of collar to hem length: 930mm (Note: Measured by conservation)
  • Waist, minimum measurement with ties closed circumference: 590mm (Note: Measured by conservation)
  • Length of skirt from waist to hem length: 630mm (Skirt) (Note: Measured by conservation)
  • Width of front panel, measured across lower hem width: 780mm (Note: Mesured by conservation)
  • Width of back pane, measured across hem width: 620mm (Note: Measured by conservation)
  • Length of sleeve length: 500mm (Note: Measured by conservation)
Credit line
Given by Miss E. Cobbe
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.221-1953

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O476065/boys-robe/
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