Pair of Trousers
1850-1879 (made)
| Place of origin |
Pair of trousers made of brocaded red silk with gilt metallic threads (songket), lined with printed cotton with floral designs.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Brocaded silk with gilt metallic threads |
| Brief description | Pair of trousers, brocaded silk with gilt metallic threads, Indonesia, 1850-1879 |
| Physical description | Pair of trousers made of brocaded red silk with gilt metallic threads (songket), lined with printed cotton with floral designs. |
| Object history | This pair of trousers was made in Lingga for a Malay Prince. It was presented by Cursetjee Frommurze, Esq. who was a well-known Parsi merchant in Singapore. He entered a business partnership with John Little in 1845 to form Little, Cursetjee & Co., the oldest department store in Singapore. He later married to an English woman, Maryanne in 1862. |
| Production | Made in Lingga for a Malay prince |
| Other number | 3303 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 5644(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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