East meets West

Western waistcoat, c. 1760s, embroidered in Bengal, India, c. 1720. Cotton embroidered with silk thread in chain stitch. Length 78cm
EG2982, GIFT OF MISS SKELTON

Background: Dress length or hanging fragment, Gujarat, India, mid-18th century. White cotton woven with a diaper pattern, embroidered with a floral design in coloured silk threads. 89 x 86 cm
EG2324, GIFT OF LADY STOKES

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