Jacket
early 1860s (made)
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This neatly tailored white cotton jacket, flaring gently over the hips with its distinctive triangular headed pendants, would have been worn by a fashionable Burmese woman during the second half of the nineteenth century. It was obtained in 1867 from Prome, a town in central Burma lying on the Irrawaddy River, which had recently fallen under British control. Britain annexed Burma stage by stage through the 19th century until in 1885 the entire kingdom came under British rule. Known as an ein-gyi this jacket is embroidered and quilted in yellow silk with wave and twisted rope patterns typical of Burmese design. It would have formed an ensemble, as shown, with a wrap skirt (9756 IS) and breast cloth (IM.10-1909).
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Materials and techniques | Cotton, embroidered and hand-quilted with yellow silk |
Brief description | Burmese woman's white cotton ein-gyi. Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885). Quilted with wavy patterns in yellow silk. |
Physical description | Short, white, drawn in at the waist and flaring over the hips, with long tight sleeves; it is open in front, and the bands down either side terminate in triangular-headed pendants. The pattern mainly consists of rows of wavy bands interspersed with conventional floral and foliate devices. |
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Object history | Acquired from Prome by the Indian Museum in 1867. A town in central Burma lying on the Irrawaddy River. |
Summary | This neatly tailored white cotton jacket, flaring gently over the hips with its distinctive triangular headed pendants, would have been worn by a fashionable Burmese woman during the second half of the nineteenth century. It was obtained in 1867 from Prome, a town in central Burma lying on the Irrawaddy River, which had recently fallen under British control. Britain annexed Burma stage by stage through the 19th century until in 1885 the entire kingdom came under British rule. Known as an ein-gyi this jacket is embroidered and quilted in yellow silk with wave and twisted rope patterns typical of Burmese design. It would have formed an ensemble, as shown, with a wrap skirt (9756 IS) and breast cloth (IM.10-1909). |
Bibliographic reference | Franklin & Swallow. Identifying with the Gods
Hali Annual Edition 1994: p.53, ill. Fig. 3
Yank-kaw Pagoda Museum Catalogue 1980 p. 75 |
Other number | 5667 - India Museum Slip Book |
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Accession number | 5623(IS) |
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Record created | July 19, 1999 |
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