Lot n° 237
Estimation :
200 - 300
EUR
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Result
: 1 318EUR
* Kutch aba ceremonial dress, North India, Gujarat, mid-19th - Lot 237
* Kutch aba ceremonial dress, North India, Gujarat, mid-19th century
Blue silk dress woven and sewn in several strips, with embroidered decoration on the bib and sleeves of colored silk threads including mirrors and forming a floral mandorla. One side slit, colored silk inserts on sleeves. Brown cotton lining on shoulders and sleeves.
Length with sleeves: 103.5 cm - H. 113 cm
(small snags, one button missing from the closure, a few stains)
A similar dress is in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (4559(IS)).
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