Shirt
mid 20th century (made)
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Woman's shirt of woven cotton, embroidered with floss silk. The garment has a round neck with front slit with loop fastening (corresponding button missing). Inset long sleeves, and body flaring out towards the bottom in a bell shape, achieved by inserted side panels widening towards the hem. Sides slit at bottom. Dark indigo cotton, the upper front plain, the lower front patterned with a repeating stylised motif (possibly a cypress), some in aniline pink, some in burnt orange, all with details in green and buff. The sleeves are patterned with a different repeating stylised plant motif, some in red, some yellow, some buff. The upper sleeves and a large rectangular panel on the back are patterned with geometrical embroidery in burnt orange and aniline pink, with details in light green and buff. Borders of similar style and colour run round the hem and the bottom of the sleeves, and triangular sections round the side vents have similar embroidery.
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Materials and techniques | Cotton, embroidered with floss silk; surface darning-stitch |
Brief description | Woman's shirt of cotton embroidered with floss silk, Swat Valley, Pakistan, mid-20th century. |
Physical description | Woman's shirt of woven cotton, embroidered with floss silk. The garment has a round neck with front slit with loop fastening (corresponding button missing). Inset long sleeves, and body flaring out towards the bottom in a bell shape, achieved by inserted side panels widening towards the hem. Sides slit at bottom. Dark indigo cotton, the upper front plain, the lower front patterned with a repeating stylised motif (possibly a cypress), some in aniline pink, some in burnt orange, all with details in green and buff. The sleeves are patterned with a different repeating stylised plant motif, some in red, some yellow, some buff. The upper sleeves and a large rectangular panel on the back are patterned with geometrical embroidery in burnt orange and aniline pink, with details in light green and buff. Borders of similar style and colour run round the hem and the bottom of the sleeves, and triangular sections round the side vents have similar embroidery. |
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Object history | Purchased. Registered File number 1979/546. |
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Bibliographic reference | Indian embroidery / Rosemary Crill ; photography by Richard Davis. London: V&A Publications, 1999 Number: 185177310X, 1851772944 (pbk.)
p. 22, cat. no. 129, ill. p. 129 |
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Accession number | IS.40-1979 |
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Record created | January 16, 2003 |
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