Accession No
1978.136 E
Description
Woman's long sleeved button down shirt, light pink Egyptian cotton, with tab collar and double button cuffs, shape tapers to waist then expands out to hemline. Round small off white plastic buttons.
Place
Asia; South Asia; India; Maharashtra; Mumbai
Period
Source
Swallow, Deborah Anne (Professor) [field collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1978.136 E
Cultural Affliation
Material
Cloth; Cotton; Plastic
Local Term
Measurements
670mm x 1270mm
Events
Description ()
Label found with A reads: 'India cotton shirt made for export to the USA in Bombay, India from handloom cotton.'
Label found with B reads: 'Indian cotton shirt for export to the USA in [sic] Bombay, India from handloom cloth.'
Label found with C reads: 'Indian cotton shirt for export to the USA made in B'bay from h'loom cloth.'
Label found with D reads: 'Indian cotton shirt for export to the USA made in B'bay from h'loom cloth.'
Label found with E reads: 'Indian made cotton shirt, from Egyptian cotton, Indian mill woven, for the US market.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1978.136 A-E: Set of five women's shirts made by Paville Fashions Pvt Limited for export to the USA. Four from handloom cloth produced in Tamilnad and Kerala, and one from mill cloth made in India from Egyptian cotton. All of the shirts are in relatively classic style, and are intended to compete in the US market with domestically produced shirts.
Event Date 1978
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
A is shirt with buttons extending approximately half the length of the front and is multicoloured with blocks of stripes. B is mainly hite with thick yellow stripes and thing blue stripes intersecting at wide intervals. C is a light blue coloured shirt with buttons down the front. D is a white shirt with green stripes which buttons all the way down. E is a pink coloured, long sleeve shirt with buttons down the front.
Event Date 2/9/2004
Author: Stephanie Chinneck
Conservation (Repack)
CON.2015.281 | Repack
Event Date 22/3/2024
Author: Stephanie Chinneck
FM:311089
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