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Trousers

ca. 1872 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Bombay (made)

Trousers, silk or cotton and silk, gold-coloured and dark pink stripes.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Clothing
Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project
India Museum
Object type
Trousers
Materials and techniques
Woven cotton and silk
Cotton (Textile)
Silk (Textile)
Woven
Brief description
Textile, men's trousers, pink and yellow striped cotton and silk, Bombay, ca. 1872
Physical description
Trousers, silk or cotton and silk, gold-coloured and dark pink stripes.
Dimensions
  • Length: 98cm
  • Width: 70cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'INDIA no 531B/Bombay./Division II.-MANUFACTURES, Class 8.-/COTTON&COTTON FABRICS./Name of fabric/One 'Seugho [unclear]' from Bombay/Material of which it is made/Exhibitors Name/Address Government of Bombay/Reasons for/Exhibition/to illustrate the different/uses of cotton/Price at place of production R. 5-0-0/Price in London./REMARKS,&c. Worn by Parsee males/(For further infomation, see Catalogue' (Rectangular paper label, handwritten and printed, attached to object. )
  • 'B INDIA/Class 8/No 531' (Circular paper label, attached to object.)
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879.
Historical context
Intended for use as a garment, clothing.
Subject depicted
Stripes
Other number
2459 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
8292(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O470269/trousers-unknown/
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