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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Kathmandu (made)

Woman's short sleeved jacket, woven dark blue silk (possibly Chinese silk), all over floral design in gold-wrapped thread. Lined with coarse cotton and edged with faded red silk. Four ties attached to the edges.

Object details

Categories	Clothing Textiles Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project India Museum
Object type	Jacket
Materials and techniques	Silk and gold-wrapped thread, woven Silk (Textile) Cotton Gold-Wrapped Thread Woven
Brief description	Textile, jacket, blue and gold silk with cotton linng, Kathmandu, ca. 1855.
Physical description	Woman's short sleeved jacket, woven dark blue silk (possibly Chinese silk), all over floral design in gold-wrapped thread. Lined with coarse cotton and edged with faded red silk. Four ties attached to the edges.
Dimensions	Shoulder to hem length: 28cm With arms outstretched width: 67cm
Marks and inscriptions	Lefthand side: 'INDIA-BENGAL/No. 5910/Division. 1 Group. 7 Class. 25/Name of article Long-a jacket-/Where produced./Kathmandoo Nepal/Use.' Righthand side: 'INDE-BENGAL/No. 5910/Division. 1 Groupe. 7 Classe. 25/Nom de l'article/Long Jaquette/Ou produit Katmandu Nepal/Usage.' (printed and handwritten cardboard label pinned to object)
Object history	Transferred from India Museum 1879. Slip book entry 3818: 'Silk Jacket / Nepal / 55 / Figured Silk of China'.
Historical context	Intended for use as a garment, jacket.
Other number	3818 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	05582(IS)

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Record created	October 12, 2004
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O106273/jacket-unknown/

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