East meets West

detail of waistcoat

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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