Trousers
ca. 1855-1879 (made)
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Trousers, gold silk brocade with diagonal stripes of alternating flower and leaf designs on a red ground; the flowers are in black and white.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven silk, gold silk brocade |
| Brief description | Textile, trousers, gold silk brocade, possibly Ahmedabad, ca. 1855-1879 |
| Physical description | Trousers, gold silk brocade with diagonal stripes of alternating flower and leaf designs on a red ground; the flowers are in black and white. |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. |
| Historical context | Intended for use as a garment, clothing. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Ashmore, Sonia: Arts of Asia, vol. 45, no. 5, September - October 2015, "The Parasol Foundation Trust Programme: digitising and cataloguing the V&A's South Asian collection.", p. 108, pl. 27. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 5815(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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