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Robe

c.1855 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Lahore (made)

Man's robe('choga') of red woollen fabric embroidered with gold- and silver-wrapped thread and lined with silk. This robe is decorated with typical northern-Indian and Kashmiri motifs, such as the single flower in staggered rows and the 'buti'(mango, cone or paisley pattern) in the borders and corners. In Lahore, a variety of the Kashmiri style of chain-stitch embroidery was used in both silk and gold threads to embellish woollen robes and caps.

Object details

Categories
Clothing
SCRAN
Textiles
Men's Clothes
India Museum
Object type
Robe
Materials and techniques
Woollen fabric embroidered with gold and silver wrapped thread and lined with silk
Silk (Textile)
Wool
Gold Thread
Silver Thread
Woven
Embroidered
Brief description
Man's robe (choga), red wool embroidered with gold and silver thread, Lahore, c.1855; Textiles; Men's Clothes
Physical description
Man's robe('choga') of red woollen fabric embroidered with gold- and silver-wrapped thread and lined with silk. This robe is decorated with typical northern-Indian and Kashmiri motifs, such as the single flower in staggered rows and the 'buti'(mango, cone or paisley pattern) in the borders and corners. In Lahore, a variety of the Kashmiri style of chain-stitch embroidery was used in both silk and gold threads to embellish woollen robes and caps.
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. Slip book entry 4065: 'Cashmere Coat / Choga / Lahore / 55 / Crimson Emb'd With Gold forming flowers throughout'. 1880 Register entry: '0200. COAT. "Choga," crimson cashmere, embroidered with gold; Lahore. 4065'.
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 pp. 102-103, pl. 160
  • Indian embroidery / Rosemary Crill ; photography by Richard Davis. London: V&A Publications, 1999 Number: 185177310X, 1851772944 (pbk.) p.75, cat. no 66
Other number
4065 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
0200(IS)

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Record createdNovember 11, 2002
Record URL
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