Blouse

Item number 964/4 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

Woman's choli panel; consists of front panel with sleeves. Made of red light-weight silk which is heavily covered with intricate embroidery and round, inset mirrors. While the panel has roughly cut edges, the bottom and ends of sleeves are neatly finished with embroidery. There is heavy, coarse, brown fabric at the neck. The embroidery is executed in silk thread, predominantly gold-coloured with pale rose, grey-green and black. The size of the circular mirrored pieces ranges in size from roughly 3 mm to 2 cm.

Item History

Made in India
Owned by Richard Foley before May 4, 1984
Received from Barrett Montford Endowment Fund (Funding source) and Richard Foley (Seller) on May 4, 1984