Bodice
ca. 1871 (made)
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Choli or woman's jacket. white muslin printed with large violets, piped with red cotton and trimmed with a band of gold-wrapped thread.
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Materials and techniques | Cotton, woven and printed, gold-wrapped thread |
Brief description | Textile, printed cotton jacket or bodice, probably made in Europe for the South Asian market, ca. 1855-1879. |
Physical description | Choli or woman's jacket. white muslin printed with large violets, piped with red cotton and trimmed with a band of gold-wrapped thread. |
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Gallery label | CHOLI (BODICE)
A choli is worn with a sari or skirt (ghaghra). This fabric was mill-made and industrially printed in England, but was exported to western India, where it was tailored into a local garment. The pattern and mauve colour are not characteristic of Indian textiles. They may have been intended to appeal to an Indian market seeking the prestige of dressing in 'exotic' European cloth. Exhibited at the London International Exhibition of 1872, it was an example of what could be achieved with English fabric.
Cotton and gold-wrapped thread
Woven in England, tailored in western India, about 1871
V&A: 8250 (IS)(03/10/2015 - 10/01/2016) |
Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. |
Historical context | Intended for use as a garment, clothing. |
Bibliographic reference | Ashmore, Sonia. "Muslin", London, V&A Publishing, 2012.
p. 78 and 120-21, pl. 52 |
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Accession number | 8250(IS) |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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