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accession number:	1916.1467
share license status:	CC0
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Jat Woman's Dress, 1800s. Western India, Gujarat, possibly Kutch. Silk embellished with mirror work and embroidered with silk in open-chain, stem, basket, and running stitch; overall: 129 x 103 cm (50 13/16 x 40 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1467

title:				Jat Woman's Dress
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creation date:			1800s
creation date earliest:		1800
creation date latest:		1899
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creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
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culture:	Western India, Gujarat, possibly Kutch
technique:	silk embellished with mirror work and embroidered with silk in open-chain, stem, basket, and running stitch
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Garment
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measurements: Overall: 129 x 103 cm (50 13/16 x 40 9/16 in.)
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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.

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