Housecoat

anonymous, c. 1740 - c. 1760

The material used for this robe was most likely painted in North-West India. The colour scheme with the yellow ground and floral motifs is typical of this region. It has a braid-and-button cross-fastening. The lining, not visible here, is red cotton with white checks.

  • Artwork typemenswear, main garment, kamerjas, banyan, sjamberlouk
  • Object numberBK-NM-8247
  • Dimensionslength 130 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Housecoat

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-NM-8247

  • Description

    Kamerrok van geel katoen met gekleurde bloemen. Staand boord, schuine overslag, rankenrandje niet opgenaaid maar bij het beitsen van de stof dadelijk meegeconcipeerd. De katoenen rode voering met witte ruiten werd onder de naam CHELAS zowel in de omgeving van Suratte als in Bengalen geweven.

Creation

  • Creation

    maker: anonymous, Noordwest-India

  • Dating

    c. 1740 - c. 1760

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    length 130 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of A. Bredius, The Hague

  • Acquisition

    gift 1885

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

  • A.M. Lubberhuizen-van Gelder, Oud-Holland, 1947, p. 137; ibidem, 1949, p. 25.

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