Man's Ensemble
c.1855 (made)
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Padded angarkha: Woven silk and silver-gilt metal-wrapped thread in repeating buta pattern lined with red and white striped mashru, with red mashru facing. Padded and quilted. Angrakha cut with round neck and chest panel trimmed with two vertical strips of silver braid, one with loops and the other with decorative toggles, and two red silk ribbons. Cross-over skirt panel tied at the side. Open side seams with inset decorative connecting strip of green satin with silver-wrapped loops.
Cotton angrakha: White cotton, decoratively crinckled. Angarkha cut with rectangular panel at the chest, decorated with two strips of silver-gilt wrapped silk braid, one with loops the other with green glass drops, and two cotton ties at top. Small sections of gathering at both both sides of waist. Additional cross-over skirt panel at front. Long sleeves.
Shalwar: Wide cut, red and white striped silk. Cuffs embrioidered with red and blue silk and silver and silver-gilt wrapped thread in a close creeper pattern.
Cotton angrakha: White cotton, decoratively crinckled. Angarkha cut with rectangular panel at the chest, decorated with two strips of silver-gilt wrapped silk braid, one with loops the other with green glass drops, and two cotton ties at top. Small sections of gathering at both both sides of waist. Additional cross-over skirt panel at front. Long sleeves.
Shalwar: Wide cut, red and white striped silk. Cuffs embrioidered with red and blue silk and silver and silver-gilt wrapped thread in a close creeper pattern.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | cotton |
| Brief description | Man's ensemble consisting of a padded brocade angarkha, a white cotton angarkha, and a pair red and white striped silk trousers (shalwar), Sindh, c.1855; Textiles; Men's Clothes |
| Physical description | Padded angarkha: Woven silk and silver-gilt metal-wrapped thread in repeating buta pattern lined with red and white striped mashru, with red mashru facing. Padded and quilted. Angrakha cut with round neck and chest panel trimmed with two vertical strips of silver braid, one with loops and the other with decorative toggles, and two red silk ribbons. Cross-over skirt panel tied at the side. Open side seams with inset decorative connecting strip of green satin with silver-wrapped loops. Cotton angrakha: White cotton, decoratively crinckled. Angarkha cut with rectangular panel at the chest, decorated with two strips of silver-gilt wrapped silk braid, one with loops the other with green glass drops, and two cotton ties at top. Small sections of gathering at both both sides of waist. Additional cross-over skirt panel at front. Long sleeves. Shalwar: Wide cut, red and white striped silk. Cuffs embrioidered with red and blue silk and silver and silver-gilt wrapped thread in a close creeper pattern. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'No.4 / No. 1 / Paijama or Drawers / of a Nobleman / Numune-i-pushak-i-mardana-[undeciphered] / shalwar' Note Paper label sewn onto trousers Translation [From the Persian] Example of man's clothing [undeciphered] shalwar [trousers] |
| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. Slip book entry 3759: 'Suit of Clothing for a Nobleman / Scinde / 55 / Kincob Quilted Coat & White Cotton Coat having 39 green drops glass. Under coat having the green buttons - Silk Trowsers Striped Silk Strings & one pair of Shoes - In 7 pieces'. 1880 Register entry: 05620. SET OF CLOTHING for a nobleman, consisting of:- Coat. Kincob. / Coat. Cotton, white, with 38 green drops. / Under-coat. Cotton, white, two green buttons. / "Pyjamas". Striped silk, embroidered. / Shoes. Pair of, leather embroidered; Sind. 3759' |
| Bibliographic reference | Crill R, Wearden JM, Wilson V, Victoria and Albert Museum. Dress in Detail from around the World. London: V&A Publications, 2002.
pp.44-45 |
| Other number | 3759 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 05620:1/(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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