Tunic
19th century (made)
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Tunic of bluish-pink shot silk, embroidered with white, green and yellow floss silk. Half-length, short-sleeved. The neck-opening, sleeve-ends, side vents and hems are embroidered with a row of flower-heads etc. Three bands of similar design, with a stylised flowering plant repeated in the spaces between them, run down the front of the tunic, and two down the back which is otherwise plain. The work is carried out in darning stitch and coarse chain stitch.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Shot silk embroidered with floss silk |
| Brief description | Tunic, shot silk embroidered with floss silk, Western India, 19th century |
| Physical description | Tunic of bluish-pink shot silk, embroidered with white, green and yellow floss silk. Half-length, short-sleeved. The neck-opening, sleeve-ends, side vents and hems are embroidered with a row of flower-heads etc. Three bands of similar design, with a stylised flowering plant repeated in the spaces between them, run down the front of the tunic, and two down the back which is otherwise plain. The work is carried out in darning stitch and coarse chain stitch. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss B. E. Copeland |
| Object history | Registered File number 1970/112. |
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| Accession number | IS.10-1970 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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