Trousers
BackDescription:
Pair of baggy trousers; the upper part of machine printed cotton, the legs of narrow silk panels of seven different colours, embroidered in dainty motifs with stylized suns and cats with upturned tails, thought to symbolise male and female, respectively; part of a Zoroastrian woman's outfit: worn with a loose-fitting tunic (such as As1966,01.556).
Object type: | trousers |
Museum number: | As1966,01.559 |
Date: | 1850-1900 |
Production place: | Made in: Iran (Yazd or Kirman) |
Findspot: | Found/Acquired: Iran |
Materials: | cotton, silk |
Technique: | woven, embroidered, printed |
Dimensions: | Length: 92.00 cm Width: 63.00 cm (each leg) |
Location: | 53 |
Acquisition names: | Purchased from: Church Missionary Society |
Acquisition date: | 1966 |
Curator's comments:
Register 1966: Iran. Trousers worn by Parsee women.
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