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Shirt

ca. 1855 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Boy's shirt (kurta); silk with applied silver-gilt ribbon


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk, with applied silver-gilt ribbon
Brief description
Boy's shirt (kurta); silk with applied silver-gilt ribbon; Bikaner, Rajasthan, India; ca.1855
Physical description
Boy's shirt (kurta); silk with applied silver-gilt ribbon
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. Slip book entry 3807: 'Boys Clothing / Beekaneer / 55 / In 4 pieces - having Green Silk Emb'd with Gold / Turban included'. 1880 Register Entry: '05,627. BOY'S CLOTHING, consisting of -
- Jacket. Green silk, embroidered with gold.
- Bodice. Green silk, embroidered with gold.
- "Pyjamas." Scarlet and green silk, embroidered with gold; Beckaneet. 3,807'
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Indian embroidery / Rosemary Crill ; photography by Richard Davis. London: V&A Publications, 1999 Number: 185177310X, 1851772944 (pbk.) p.74, cat. no. 65
Other number
3,807 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
05627(IS)

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Record createdJanuary 15, 2003
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