Tunic

Description

Tunic (kurta) of red silk embroidered with gold ribbon, part of a child’s costume: India, probably Awadh, Lucknow, c1840

Museum reference

A.1980.1001 A

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Tunic

Production information

Awadh, Uttar Pradesh, India, South Asia

Date

c. 1840

Materials

Silk

Physical description

Deep rose silk with gold ribbon borders

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