Trousers
mid 19th century (made)
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These trousers are made of fine striped silk fabric, and are cut loose around the waist and thighs, but taper to a close-fitting lower section that is typical of the Indian subcontinent. This narrow section would often be wrinkled up to the knee in a style called chiridar, which means 'with bangles'. In more recent times, this narrow leg section would be bias-cut to give a more clinging effect, but surviving nineteenth-century trousers all seem to have straight-cut legs. On this pair, the decorative effect is concentrated on the simple but elegant embroidered cuff. The trousers would be worn with a long, straight shirt, probably also with embroidered decoration.
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Materials and techniques | Woven silk |
Brief description | Silk striped woman's trousers, Pakistan, mid 19th century. |
Physical description | Purple silk trousers with white stripes and white embroidery at the cuffs |
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Marks and inscriptions | No. 1 / Silk Paejama of a Lady of Rank [Hindustani inscription below] No. 2
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Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. |
Summary | These trousers are made of fine striped silk fabric, and are cut loose around the waist and thighs, but taper to a close-fitting lower section that is typical of the Indian subcontinent. This narrow section would often be wrinkled up to the knee in a style called chiridar, which means 'with bangles'. In more recent times, this narrow leg section would be bias-cut to give a more clinging effect, but surviving nineteenth-century trousers all seem to have straight-cut legs. On this pair, the decorative effect is concentrated on the simple but elegant embroidered cuff. The trousers would be worn with a long, straight shirt, probably also with embroidered decoration. |
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Accession number | 6047(IS) |
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Record created | November 11, 2002 |
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