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V&A South Kensington
South Asia Gallery, Room 41

Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Lahore (made)

Man's robe (choga); wool embroidered with silk. This type of elaborate embroidery originally evolved as an alternative to woven patterns of Kashmir shawls, but also came to be used on robes and sashes. Figurative embroidery such as this was done for both Sikh and Muslim patrons in the 19th Century. The figures on some embroidered robes of this type can be identified as Sikh by their distinctive beards and turbans, while other examples show scenes from Persian legend.

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Categories	Images Online Men's Clothes Clothing India Museum Telecommunication
Object type	Robe
Materials and techniques	Wool, embroidered with silk Wool (Textile) Silk (Fiber) Embroidered
Brief description	Man's robe (choga); wool embroidered with silk; Lahore, Pakistan, ca.1850.
Physical description	Man's robe (choga); wool embroidered with silk. This type of elaborate embroidery originally evolved as an alternative to woven patterns of Kashmir shawls, but also came to be used on robes and sashes. Figurative embroidery such as this was done for both Sikh and Muslim patrons in the 19th Century. The figures on some embroidered robes of this type can be identified as Sikh by their distinctive beards and turbans, while other examples show scenes from Persian legend.
Dimensions	Length: 129cm At shoulders width: 41cm
Gallery label	(27/9/2013) MAN’S ROBE Goat hair (pashmina), Woven and embroidered Kashmir c. 1855 05597 (IS) Kashmiri embroidery was originally done on shawls in imitation of woven patterns, but from about 1830 new figurative designs were developed. This robe (choga) is decorated with turbaned and bearded Sikh figures combined with Iranian winged beings (peris) and dragons. Europeans are also shown, sitting in western-style chairs. This robe may have come from the wardrobe store of the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir.
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. 102-103, ill. pl. 161
Other number	3779 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	05597(IS)

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Record created	November 8, 2002
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O69600/robe-unknown/

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