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Start Over Object class Coats (garments) Collector Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia
Hearst Museum object titled Coat, accession number 9-12039, described as Coat; man’s; white cotton duck; front opening, buttoned closures, long sleeves, pocket on left side; length 90.5 cm, width across shoulders 42 cm.Native name and meaning: Daglo, coat (Gujerati). Worn by Parsi men for everyday or ceremonial wear. One of the more prevalent styles. Noadays only more traditional men would wear a daglo as daily garb.
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.
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 9-12038, described as Coat; white cotton; long sleeves, knee length, pockets in side seems, fastened with two sets of ties in front; length 107 cm, width across shoulder seams 55 cm. Native name and meaning: Dagli, coat (Gujerati). Worn by Parsi men for ceremonial occasions -- weddings, initiations, funerals -- although in the past it may have been worn more frequently as daily garb. The black inked exclamation mark inverted at the collar is the laundry code for this particular family.

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