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Man's Robe (Jama) with Poppies

17th century
Not on view
The early Mughal rulers Akbar and Jahangir were interested in fashion stuffs, carpets, and ornamental textiles. Both emperors had a penchant for inventing new names for garments and other clothing. Akbar is recorded as having ordered a new coat or dress with a round skirt to be tied on the right side. This jama may be a later version of the Akbari garment. Its lengthy sleeves would have been gathered up on the arm when the dress was worn. In a painting of Shah Jahan, he is seen to be wearing a similar garment tied with lappets on the right. He is also dressed in tight-fitting trousers, a colorful sash holding a dagger, and a bejeweled turban. Grandees of the realm wore similar clothing but dressed according to their rank. Sometimes individual nobles were given robes of honor by the emperor as a mark of distinction.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Man's Robe (Jama) with Poppies
  • Date: 17th century
  • Geography: Attributed to India, Deccan, Burhanpur or Hyderabad
  • Medium: Cotton; painted, with applied gold leaf
  • Dimensions: Robe: L. 55 in. (139.7 cm)
    W. 80 in. (203.2 cm)
    Case: L. 78 in. (198.1 cm)
    W. 36 in. (91.4 cm)
    D. 36 in. (91.4 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Costumes
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1929
  • Object Number: 29.135
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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