Skirt
c.1855 (made)
| Place of origin |
Ghaghra (skirt) made of gulbadan (striped) Punjabi silk, red with white stripes. A deep waistband of daryai (plain) green Punjabi silk. Embellished with large butas and flowers in gold gota (tinsel ribbon) applied over the body of the skirt, and finished with a deep hem of gota work over yellow and purple silk bands. Ezarband (drawstring) of green silk sprang finished with elaborate ends of metal-wrapped thread.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Lahore silk, with applique gota work |
| Brief description | Ghaghra (skirt), red silk with white stripes and a green silk waistband, embellished with large flowers and a deep hem of applied gold gota (tinsel ribbon), Bikaner, c.1855; Textiles; Women's Clothes |
| Physical description | Ghaghra (skirt) made of gulbadan (striped) Punjabi silk, red with white stripes. A deep waistband of daryai (plain) green Punjabi silk. Embellished with large butas and flowers in gold gota (tinsel ribbon) applied over the body of the skirt, and finished with a deep hem of gota work over yellow and purple silk bands. Ezarband (drawstring) of green silk sprang finished with elaborate ends of metal-wrapped thread. |
| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. Slip book entry 3855: 'Second Box / Womans Petticoat / Beekaneer / 55 / Crimson Silk decorated with Gold & Silver flowers Sewn On.' 1880 Register Entry: '05845. PETTICOAT. Crimson silk, with gold and silver ornament; Bukaneer. 3,855'. |
| Bibliographic reference | Colours of the Indus : costume and textiles of Pakistan / Nasreen Askari and Rosemary Crill. London: Merrell Holberton in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1997 Number: 1858940443
p. 105, pl. 163 |
| Other number | 3855 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 05845(IS) |
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| Record created | December 21, 2012 |
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