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Man's Stole

ca. 1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Man's stole of embroidered cotton. Red cotton embroidered in olive green, orange, white, yellow, blue and pink cotton and decorated with mirrors. The design is mostly a variation of the 'tik-jo-por' motif, and there is also a row of stylised peacocks.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Embroidered cotton, mirrors
Brief description
Man's stole of embroidered cotton, Sindh, ca. 1900
Physical description
Man's stole of embroidered cotton. Red cotton embroidered in olive green, orange, white, yellow, blue and pink cotton and decorated with mirrors. The design is mostly a variation of the 'tik-jo-por' motif, and there is also a row of stylised peacocks.
Dimensions
  • Length: 206cm
  • Width: 55.5cm (maximum)
Credit line
Collection of the late Mr Justice Feroze Nana, given to the V&A by his widow and children
Bibliographic reference
Indian embroidery / Rosemary Crill ; photography by Richard Davis. London: V&A Publications, 1999 Number: 185177310X, 1851772944 (pbk.) p. 20, cat. no. 98, ill. p. 102
Collection
Accession number
IS.13-1981

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Record createdJanuary 16, 2003
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