Ensemble
Typically worn by the mounted herdsmen of the plains, the capacious trousers known as gatya give the illusion of a nonbifurcated garment. Although the way of life that sustained most folk styles was weakened by the Industrial Revolution and the resulting urbanization of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, gatya continued to be worn in Hungary until World War II. Today, they are still worn by horse herders at the Summer Festival.
Artwork Details
- Title: Ensemble
- Date: first half 20th century
- Culture: Hungarian
- Medium: (a, b) cotton
(c) wool - Dimensions: Length at CB (a): 32 in. (81.3 cm)
Length ((b) sides): 35 in. (88.9 cm)
Length at CB (c): 17 in. (43.2 cm)
Length (d): 32 in. (81.3 cm)
Length ((e) head size): 18 1/4 in. (46.4 cm) - Classification: Main dress-Menswear
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. George Marshall, 1960
- Object Number: C.I.60.17.1a–e
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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