Hood
20th century (made)
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Child's hood of embroidered satin with silks in chain stitch and decorated with mirrors. Lined with printed cotton and edged with red satin. Blue ground with the pattern picked out in red, yellow and white.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered satin with silks, mirror glass, lined with printed cotton |
| Brief description | Child's hood of embroidered satin with silks, Gujarat, 20th century |
| Physical description | Child's hood of embroidered satin with silks in chain stitch and decorated with mirrors. Lined with printed cotton and edged with red satin. Blue ground with the pattern picked out in red, yellow and white. |
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| Object history | These hoods were worn to protect children from the sun. This hood was embroidered by a village woman for her son or daughter. It incorporates the same motifs as work created by professional craftsman but was done with a needle. The mirrors also appear in a less sophisticated embroidery, as do stylised human figures. |
| Production | Kutch |
| Bibliographic reference | Hats from India / Rosemary Crill. [London]: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1985 Number: 0948107308
p. 36, cat. no. 14 |
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| Accession number | IS.147-1960 |
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| Record created | March 18, 2003 |
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