Child's Coat

late 19th century
Not on view
This child's coat is tailored in late nineteenth-century style, but the fabric was probably woven earlier, in the late eighteenth century. This kind of textile is unique to Kashmir, where for decades families in the trade had spun, dyed, designed, and woven textiles for the emperors. A number of inscribed textiles of similar patterning and construction are known to have been made in Amritsar, and so this fabric is also assumed to have come from there.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Child's Coat
  • Date: late 19th century
  • Geography: Attributed to India, Punjab or Kashmir, Amritsar
  • Medium: Wool; double interlocking twill tapestry weave
  • Dimensions: Coat: H. 28 5/8 in (72.7 cm)
    W. 21 5/16 in. (54.1 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Costumes
  • Credit Line: The Alice and Nasli Heeramaneck Collection, Gift of Alice Heeramaneck, 1983
  • Object Number: 1983.494.10
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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