Angia
c.1855 (made)
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The edges of this diaphanous blouse are decorated with a lavish edging strip of crimped gold ribbon (gota), a fringe of alternating gold and silver tinsel and tiny beads sewn onto silk strips in floral and leaf patterns. The elaborate embroidery of this edging is particularly remarkable in comparison with the incredibly delicate green silk ground fabric, which has perished in many places, partly because of the weight of the embroidered borders.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silk and gold ribbon |
| Brief description | Angia (over-bodice), silk muslin trimmed with tinsel and beads, Delhi, c.1855; Women's clothes |
| Physical description | Bodice; silk and gold ribbon. |
| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. Slip book entry 4033: 'Costume Three Pieces / Delhi / 55 / Trousers of Green satin / Emb'd Boddice & Jacket'. |
| Summary | The edges of this diaphanous blouse are decorated with a lavish edging strip of crimped gold ribbon (gota), a fringe of alternating gold and silver tinsel and tiny beads sewn onto silk strips in floral and leaf patterns. The elaborate embroidery of this edging is particularly remarkable in comparison with the incredibly delicate green silk ground fabric, which has perished in many places, partly because of the weight of the embroidered borders. |
| Associated object | 5858(IS) (Shared Other number) |
| Bibliographic reference | Dress in detail from around the world / Rosemary Crill, Jennifer Wearden and Verity Wilson ; with contributions from Anna Jackson and Charlotte Horlyck ; photographs by Richard Davis, drawings by Leonie Davis. London: V&A Publications, 2002 Number: 1851773770 (hbk), 1851773789 (pbk)
pp.98-99 ill. |
| Other number | 4033 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 5838(IS) |
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| Record created | November 12, 2002 |
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