Object class: Main garments for the upper body / Culture or time period: Indian cultures / Materials: Silk - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Blouse, accession number 9-21664, described as Sari blouse: Bust measurement = 94.0 cm; shoulder measurement = 40.0cm. Magenta w/ irregular stripe of lighter color, square neck in back; modified V neck in front; short sleeves; metal hooks down front w/ thread loop eyes; snaps and thread loops inside shoulders to keep bra straps from showing; cotton lined.

Hearst Museum object titled Blouse, accession number 9-11205, described as blouse; woman’s; multicolored embroidery and mirror work on magenta silk w/brown cotton backing; side pieces in pale green silk embroidered in human, floral and geometric motifs; sleeves of coarse yellow muslin embroidered with flowers; 4 red pompoms on body of garment; silk floss tassels in various colors and cowrie shells as trim on sleeves and lower edges; open in back; 2 ties trimmed with shells and tassel Length 71 cm., Width 50 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Blouse, accession number 9-21663, described as Sari blouse: 94.0cm at bust; 40.0cm at shoulders. Royal blue silk, lined with dark blue cotton; short sleeved; machine stitched with hand hemming, metal hooks w/ thread eyes; snaps & thread loops inside shoulders ( used to keep bra straps from showing).

Hearst Museum object titled Blouse, accession number 9-11275, described as Blouse; woman’s; multicolored embroidery in silk and cotton and mirror work on red cotton with red, black and yellow bias trim; short sleeved, open in the back (backless) with two ties at neckline; Length 60 cm; width 53 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Blouse, accession number 9-21662, described as Sari Blouse: L=39.5cm shoulder to hem; W=46.5cm across back at underarms. Navy blue, fitted, blouse to be worn w/ a sari. Rounded neck, half sleeves w/ brocade bands of pink, gold, and turquoise blue, woven in a floral motif. Center front is open and had metal hooks and hand sewn eyes. Fittted and shaped w/ 4 darts in front and 2 in back. Large 3.5cm seams with serated edges. Snaps on shoulders. Cotton lining.

Hearst Museum object titled Shirt, accession number 9-15691, described as Boy's shirt; purple, floral, human figures in scenes as designs.