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Trousers

ca. 1855-1879 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Peshawar (made)

Women's trousers of Lahore silk, acquired in Peshawar. Probably worn in tribal areas of the North-West Frontier Province.


Object details

Categories
Clothing
Textiles
Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project
SCRAN
India Museum
Object type
Trousers
Materials and techniques
Woven silk
Silk (Textile)
Woven
Brief description
Silk striped woman's trousers, Peshawar, ca. 1855-1879
Physical description
Women's trousers of Lahore silk, acquired in Peshawar. Probably worn in tribal areas of the North-West Frontier Province.
Dimensions
  • Length: 92cm
  • Across waist width: 109cm
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879.
Historical context
Intended for use as a garment, clothing.
Subject depicted
Stripes
Bibliographic references
  • 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 p.97, ill. pl. 155
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
05548(IS)

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Record createdNovember 11, 2002
Record URL
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