Vest

Museum number:
9-11222
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Alternate number:
268 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2696
Description:
Vest; woman's; red cotton cloth printed in yellow, white and green floral pattern; red cotton lining; green and yellow cotton trim, silver coloured metal buttons (four); pocket on right side; Length 55 cm., Width 39 cm.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Udaipur district, Rajasthan, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Rajasthan, Udaipur District
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
November 1969
Materials:
Cotton (textile), Metal, and Tin (metal) (?)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
Worn over the traditional Rajasthani blouse (kanchli); usually by women of agricultural castes. Made by local tailors (darzis).
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 55 centimeters and width 39 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Vest, accession number 9-11222, described as Vest; woman's; red cotton cloth printed in yellow, white and green floral pattern; red cotton lining; green and yellow cotton trim, silver coloured metal buttons (four); pocket on right side; Length 55 cm., Width 39 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Vest, accession number 9-11222, described as Vest; woman's; red cotton cloth printed in yellow, white and green floral pattern; red cotton lining; green and yellow cotton trim, silver coloured metal buttons (four); pocket on right side; Length 55 cm., Width 39 cm.

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