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Shirt

c. 1880 (made)
Place of origin
Swat Valley (made)

White embroidered women's dress


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Womenswear
Clothing
Object type
Shirt
Materials and techniques
cotton and floss silk
Brief description
Costume, white cotton, embroidered, Hazara Panjab, c. 1880
Physical description
White embroidered women's dress
Dimensions
  • Length: 92cm
  • Width: 188cm (Note: across sleeves)
Bibliographic reference
Colours of the Indus : costume and textiles of Pakistan / Nasreen Askari and Rosemary Crill. London: Merrell Holberton in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1997 Number: 1858940443 pp. 132-133, ill. pl. 210
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.1830-1883

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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