Accession No
1988.430 A
Description
Red silk skirt piece embroidered with peacocks, flowers and human figures, decorated with mirrored glass pieces.
Place
Asia; South Asia; India; Gujarat; Kutch
Period
Source
Desborough Cra'ster, Christian (Mrs) [collector]; Cra'ster, Mary Desborough [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1988.430 A
Cultural Affliation
Mochi
Material
Silk; Mirrored Glass
Local Term
Measurements
2130mm x 800mm
Events
Context (Production / use)
Made by Mochi (a leatherworking community).
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring
Context (Other owners)
(Bio) (Female collector) Collected by: Mrs Christian Desborough Cra'ster in 1925
Event Date 1/8/1988
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
A: Red silk skirt piece embroidered with peacocks, flowers and human figures, decorated with mirrored glass pieces; Fair; Incomplete; Floral; Peacock
B: Red silk skirt piece embroidered with peacocks and flowers and decorated with mirrored glass; Fair; Incomplete; Floral; Peacock
Event Date 1/8/1988
Author: maa
Context (Other owners)
(Bio) (Female donor): Mary Cra'ster. [M. Backhouse]
Event Date 27/1/2005
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:80354
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