Object name: Coat / Collector: Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia / Function: 2.1 Daily Garb - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Coat, accession number 9-12074, described as Coat; Dagli (Gujerati)--long coat; Parsi man's; white cotton; front opening; closes with 5 sets of ties; pocket set into right side of seam; sleeves (120 cm. long) are to be worn pushed up above wrist to produce tight gathers; L. 109 cm., W., 54 cm. Made by tailors. Formerly worn by Parsi men for daily wear. The style and cut derives from Moghul precedents and are not longer current, except perhaps for very old men.

Hearst Museum object titled Coat, accession number 9-12075, described as Coat; Daglo (Gujerati)--man's coat; Parsi man's; white cotton; long sleeves, front opening, closed with detachable buttons (missing); collar; pockets set into side seams; L. 103 cm., W. 51 cm. Made by tailors. Worn by Parsi men as daily garb, usually with white trousers. The daglo is no longer as popular as in former times and would be worn today by either old or old fashioned men. The detachable buttons permit easy laundering and are generally of gold or mother of pearl.