Hat
1800-1900 (made)
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Hat of turban shape, made of stiff cotton covered with embroidery. The pattern is composed of silver roses on a gold ground, and the whole is worked in couched stitch, with touches of red in satin stitch. Towards the back is a scarlet silk thread.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered cotton |
| Brief description | Woman's hat, cotton with couched embroidery, Khotan (Hetian), Xinjiang, China, 1800-1900 |
| Physical description | Hat of turban shape, made of stiff cotton covered with embroidery. The pattern is composed of silver roses on a gold ground, and the whole is worked in couched stitch, with touches of red in satin stitch. Towards the back is a scarlet silk thread. |
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| Credit line | Given by Captain George Sherriff |
| Object history | This hat came into the Museum as part of a set with a magenta pink coat, blue tunic, red waistcoat, green trousers, scarlet leather leggings and silver and coral plait decorations. George Sherriff (1898-1967), the renowned plant hunter who donated them to the Museum, recorded that he acquired them in Khotan, a town in today's Xinjiang Region of China. (Registered File number 1898/1932) |
| Production | From the Khotan region (modern Hetian/Hotan) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.31H-1932 |
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| Record created | September 30, 2010 |
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