The jacket measures 43 cm in length. The sleeves are 56 cm. The jacket was acquired in Nepal for the India Museum, London, in 1855.
V&A online catalogue (retrieved 2 September 2016).
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Jacket (Nepal)
Sleeve of a mid-nineteenth century woman's jacket from Nepal.
Copyright Victoria & Albert Museum, London, acc. no. 038(IS).
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London houses a remarkable woman's jacket from Nepal, dating to the mid-nineteenth century. It seems inspired by contemporary European/British military uniforms. The velvet garment has large cuffs, epaulettes and the front panels are densely embroidered with seed pearls, sequins and gold thread.
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