Trousers
mid 19th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Pair of trousers ('shalwar') of striped Lahore silk with drawstrings ('ezarband'). A small but significant element of the silk industry, especially in Multan and Lahore, was the production of the elaborately patterned drawstrings for trousers. These drawstrings were traditionally of fine silk, woven in the interlacing technique known as 'sprang', which produces a mesh-like textile, often with a diamond pattern formed of spaces in the weaving.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven silk |
| Brief description | Silk striped trousers with drawstrings, Pakistan, mid 19th century. |
| Physical description | Pair of trousers ('shalwar') of striped Lahore silk with drawstrings ('ezarband'). A small but significant element of the silk industry, especially in Multan and Lahore, was the production of the elaborately patterned drawstrings for trousers. These drawstrings were traditionally of fine silk, woven in the interlacing technique known as 'sprang', which produces a mesh-like textile, often with a diamond pattern formed of spaces in the weaving. |
| Bibliographic reference | Colours of the Indus : costume and textiles of Pakistan / Nasreen Askari and Rosemary Crill. London: Merrell Holberton in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1997 Number: 1858940443
pp.96-97, ill. pl. 153 |
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| Accession number | 05595(IS) |
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| Record created | November 11, 2002 |
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