Trousers

Description

Trousers (paijama) of red silk embroidered with silver thread, gold ribbon, sequins and gilt tinsel, part of a child’s costume: India, probably Awadh, Lucknow, c1840

Museum reference

A.1980.1001

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Trousers

Production information

Awadh, Uttar Pradesh, India, South Asia

Date

c. 1840

Materials

Silk

Physical description

Red silk embroidered with silver thread, sequins and gilt tinsel

Associations

Login, John Spencer, Sir, 1809 - 1863

Exhibitions

• Indian Encounters (14 Nov 2014 - 01 Mar 2015)
  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