Object class: Pantaloons / Year collected: [Missing] / Accession number: Acc.2957 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Pants, accession number 9-12049, described as Pantaloons: young girl's; pink crepe silk (probably Chinese) ornamented with sequins; silver braid, embroidered and sequined in silver and gold around legs; white drawstring around waist; Length 77cm, Width 65 cm. Formerly worn by Parsi women and young girls around the house or under sari. In the case of young girls, they were most often worn with a jhabla or tunic. This is approximately 80 years old and belonged to the donor'mother. Probably worn with 9-12048, a pink sequined jhabla.

Hearst Museum object titled Pants, accession number 9-12050, described as Pantaloons: men's; red moire silk with white stitched and embroidered trim; cotton tape drawstring at waist; Length 100 cm, Width 72.5 cm. Although they later became exclusively ladies' garments ijhars were once worn by gentlemen in olden times. This pair belonged to the donor's ancestor, Hon. Byramjee Jeejeebhoy (died 189), member of the Governor General's Executive Council.