Jat Woman's Dress

1800s

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Title: Jat Woman's Dress
Date Created: 1800s
Physical Dimensions: Overall: 129 x 103 cm (50 13/16 x 40 9/16 in.)
Type: Garment
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1467
Medium: silk embellished with mirror work and embroidered with silk in open-chain, stem, basket, and running stitch
Fun Fact: Pieces of mirror, called <em>abhla</em> in Hindi or <em>shisha</em> in Persian, were favorite embellishments to embroideries and accessories in western India and Afghanistan.
Department: Textiles
Culture: Western India, Gujarat, possibly Kutch
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
Collection: Textiles
Accession Number: 1916.1467

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