Jacket

Description

Jacket, part of an ensemble worn by a woman at the Court of Bhopal, pale blue satin trimmed with gold and silver tinsel: India, Bhopal, mid 19th century

Museum reference

A.1905.6 A

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Jacket

Production information

Bhopal, India, South Asia

Date

Mid 19th century

Materials

Satin, Tinsel

Physical description

Pale blue satin embroidered with gold and silver tinsel

Exhibitions

• Patterns of Life (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Scarce, Jennifer M., Domestic culture in the Middle East : An exploration of the household interior, Edinburgh, National Museums of Scotland, 1996

On display

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