Dress and belt

Museum number:
9-16518a,b
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3604
Description:
Dress & belt, floor-length gown of royal blue silk, pleated at waist, with gathered bodice and braided shoulder straps; gold thread embroidery sy you go bodice and at hem; vertical gold stripes on left side of skirt in front of zipper. Textile. India. Length 147 cm. (b) top-stitched narrow belt; length 89 cm.
Donor:
Hans Jenny and Mrs. Jean Jenny
Collection place:
India
Materials:
Gold thread
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Belts (costume accessories), Dresses (garments), and Embroidery (visual works)
Accession date:
January 29, 1981
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Dress and belt, accession number 9-16518a,b, described as Dress & belt, floor-length gown of royal blue silk, pleated at waist, with gathered bodice and braided shoulder straps; gold thread embroidery sy you go bodice and at hem; vertical gold stripes on left side of skirt in front of zipper. Textile. India. Length 147 cm. (b) top-stitched narrow belt; length 89 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Dress and belt, accession number 9-16518a,b, described as Dress & belt, floor-length gown of royal blue silk, pleated at waist, with gathered bodice and braided shoulder straps; gold thread embroidery sy you go bodice and at hem; vertical gold stripes on left side of skirt in front of zipper. Textile. India. Length 147 cm. (b) top-stitched narrow belt; length 89 cm.

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