Explore the CollectionCostume Component

Measurements
42cm x 80cm
Place of Origin
India
Historical Period/Date
19th Century (1830-1869 Mid)/1850s
Registration Number
2007-017
Donated/Purchased
Donated
Techniques
Couching,Interlacing,Shisha Work,
Objects
Blouses,Costume Components - Women,

Physical Description

Front section only of a woman's blouse (choli?) which has not yet been made up. Shisha work on black and red cotton squares, pieced together. Traditional stitches include interlaced herringbone, square chain, buttonhole and Kashmiri stitch (couching). Colours include red, yellow, blue and green.

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