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Woman's tunic
India (Parsi)
19th century
Object Place: Surat, Gujarat, India
Medium/Technique
Silk plain-weave embroidered with cotton
Dimensions
Height x width: 25 x 27 in. (63.5 x 68.6 cm)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number17.672
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWoman's tunic of pale yellow-gold silk with overall repeating design of peahens embroidered in two shades of gold silk with pale green silk accents; border design at neck of peacocks and flowers embroidered in two shades of gold silk; neck binding and ties of gold silk. Probably embroidered by Chinese artists living in the port city of Surat in the state of Gujarat.
ProvenanceLent by Denman W. Ross to the MFA, October 27, 1913; Returned to lender August 2, 1915; Denman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA, February 15, 1917