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Indian, Uttar Pradesh Varanasi

Chogha (Man's Coat), late 1700s

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Indian

Title

Chogha (Man's Coat)

Year

late 1700s

Medium

Silk and gold-wrapped thread compound weave

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • silk,
  • metallic yarn

Techniques

  • compound weave

Dimensions

122.6 cm (48 1/4 inches) center-back length

Place

Uttar Pradesh; Varanasi

Type

  • Fashion,
  • Costume

Credit

Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

55.264

Projects & Publications

Publications

Glimpses of Grandeur

Courtly Arts of the Later Islamic Empires

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Woven with Silk

June 10, 2014 - March 8, 2015

Glimpses of Grandeur

September 24 - December 26, 1999

Indian Textiles from the RISD Collection

November 1, 1985

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