Not currently on display at the V&A

Bodice

ca. 1855 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Delhi (made)

Bodice, brown cotton embroidered with coloured floss silks in yellow, pink and green with mirror-work. Stomach piece hanging from front, ties at back.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Clothing
Womenswear
Embroidery
Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project
India Museum
Object type
Bodice
Materials and techniques
Cotton (Textile)
Floss Silk
Mirror
Embroidered
Brief description
Woman's bodice, cotton with floss silk and mirror embroidery, probably Delhi, ca. 1855; Women's Clothes
Physical description
Bodice, brown cotton embroidered with coloured floss silks in yellow, pink and green with mirror-work. Stomach piece hanging from front, ties at back.
Dimensions
  • Neck to hem length: 47cm
  • Neck to wrist length: 38cm
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879. Slip book entry 3810: '3 Scarves & one bodice & Ditto / Delhi / 55 / Cotton Emb'd with Silk / Circular pieces of Silvered glass inserted'.
Historical context
Intended for use as a garment, clothing.
Other number
3810 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
05855(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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