Dress
early 20th century (made)
| Place of origin |
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.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silk, tie-dyed, embroidered and decorated with mirrors |
| Brief description | Woman's dress (aba or abho), tie-dyed silk embroidered and embellished with mirrorwork, Kutch, early 20th century; Textiles; Women's Clothes |
| 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. |
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| Credit line | Gift of Miss Baxter |
| Object history | Gift of Miss Baxter, Sandford, Reigate. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. RP 12/6092M |
| Production | Front panel may have come from an older dress |
| Summary | 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. |
| Bibliographic reference | Tie-dyed textiles of India : tradition and trade / Veronica Murphy and Rosemary Crill. London: Victoria and Albert Museum :in association with Mapin Publishing, 1991 Number: 0944142303
pp.52-53, cat. no. 27, ill. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.817-1912 |
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| Record created | December 13, 2002 |
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