id: 95776
accession number: 1916.1467
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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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Pieces of mirror, called abhla in Hindi or shisha in Persian, were favorite embellishments to embroideries and accessories in western India and Afghanistan.
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