Coat
ca. 1855-1879 (made)
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Coat, light blue cotton woven with stripes of silver-wrapped thread and decorated with ribbons of embossed gold-wrapped thread, folded flattened gold wire, sequins around the neck, front edges, hem and wrists. Green silk ties. Ribbons of gold-wrapped thread at the seams. Lined with light blue muslin.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Woven cotton, muslin and silver-wrapped thread, with applied gold-wrapped thread and gold wire |
| Brief description | Coat (angarakha), woven cotton and silver-wrapped thread, embroidered gold-wrapped thread and gold wire, India, possibly Lucknow, ca. 1855-1879 |
| Physical description | Coat, light blue cotton woven with stripes of silver-wrapped thread and decorated with ribbons of embossed gold-wrapped thread, folded flattened gold wire, sequins around the neck, front edges, hem and wrists. Green silk ties. Ribbons of gold-wrapped thread at the seams. Lined with light blue muslin. |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. 1880 Register Entry: [Case 22] '0615. DRESS. Blue cotton, silver stripes, and gold tinsel border. 177' |
| Historical context | Intended for use as a garment, clothing. |
| Other number | 177 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 0615(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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