Pants

Museum number:
9-12050
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2957
Description:
Pantaloons: men's; red moire silk with white stitched and embroidered trim; cotton tape drawstring at waist; Length 100 cm, Width 72.5 cm. Although they later became exclusively ladies' garments ijhars were once worn by gentlemen in olden times. This pair belonged to the donor's ancestor, Hon. Byramjee Jeejeebhoy (died 189), member of the Governor General's Executive Council.
Donor:
Rustom B. Jeejeebhoy
Collection place:
Mumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra State, India
Culture or time period:
Parsi
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Pantaloons
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1972
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Pants, accession number 9-12050, described as Pantaloons: men's; red moire silk with white stitched and embroidered trim; cotton tape drawstring at waist; Length 100 cm, Width 72.5 cm. Although they later became exclusively ladies' garments ijhars were once worn by gentlemen in olden times. This pair belonged to the donor's ancestor, Hon. Byramjee Jeejeebhoy (died 189), member of the Governor General's Executive Council.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Pants, accession number 9-12050, described as Pantaloons: men's; red moire silk with white stitched and embroidered trim; cotton tape drawstring at waist; Length 100 cm, Width 72.5 cm. Although they later became exclusively ladies' garments ijhars were once worn by gentlemen in olden times. This pair belonged to the donor's ancestor, Hon. Byramjee Jeejeebhoy (died 189), member of the Governor General's Executive Council.

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