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Woman's dress

Woman's dress

  • Place of origin:

    Kutch, India (made)

  • Date:

    early 20th century (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Silk, tie-dyed, embroidered and decorated with mirrors

  • Museum number:

    CIRC.817-1912

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

  • Image in copyright

This extremely finely worked dress was made by a Muslim woman from Kutch in Gujarat. The embroidered front panel was worked on a piece of tie-dyed silk of a pattern different from the main part of the dress, and sewn on after the dress had been made up.

Physical description

Silk, tie-dyed, embroidered woman's dress (aba). Made by a Muslim woman of Kutch. The embroidered front panel was worked on a piece of tie-dyed silk of a pattern different to the main part of the dress (dark blue with groups of pink dots rather than single white ones), and sewn on after the dress had been made up. It may have come from an older dress which had worn out: it is common practice to cut off and re-use the embroidered sections of blouses and dresses.

Place of Origin

Kutch, India (made)

Date

early 20th century (made)

Artist/maker

Unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Silk, tie-dyed, embroidered and decorated with mirrors

Dimensions

Length: 124 cm, Width: 96 cm across hem

Production Note

Front panel may have come from an older dress

Materials

Silk; Mirror

Techniques

Embroidered; Tie-dyed

Collection code

SSEA

Qr_O71969
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