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Man's Shirt

1855 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Red satin man's shirt, with braid trim of gold-wrapped thread on a green silk ground around the neck and front opening.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Woven silk satin and gold-wrapped thread
Brief description
Textile, man's shirt (kurta), scarlet satin, Lahore, ca. 1855
Physical description
Red satin man's shirt, with braid trim of gold-wrapped thread on a green silk ground around the neck and front opening.
Dimensions
  • Neck to hem length: 76cm
  • Wrist to wrist width: 164cm
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. Slip book entry 3766: 'Male Clothing / Lahore / 55 / Cashmere Choga / White Robe & Red Satin Tunic & also Red Silk drawers Silk Strings attached'. 1880 Register entry: '05643. CHOGA. Scarlet cashmere, embroidered with gold. Robe, white muslin, embroidered with gold. Tunic, red satin. "Pyjamas," striped red silk with silk strings; Lahore"
Historical context
Intended for use as a garment, clothing.
Associated objects
Other number
3766 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
05643:3/(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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