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Dress with Shisha Work (India)

Dress with shisha (mirror) work from India, late 19th century. Dress with shisha (mirror) work from India, late 19th century. Courtesy Victoria and Albert Museum, acc. no. IS.2327-1883.

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London houses a dress measuring 101 x 111 cm. It was made in the late nineteenth century, and consists of a silk satin ground material with silk thread embroidery and shisha work. The embroidery was worked in buttonholechain stitch and interlacing stitch. Curatorial information suggests that the dress originates from the Muslim Memon or merchant community in Banni, Kutch.

V&A online catalogue (retrieved 4 January 2017).

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