Jat Woman's Dress
Unknown Artist
1800s
Medium
silk embellished with mirror work and embroidered with silk in open-chain, stem, basket, and running stitch
Dimensions
129 × 103 cm
Classification
Garment
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
Accession Number
1916.1467
About this artwork
Pieces of mirror, called abhla in Hindi or shisha in Persian, were favorite embellishments to embroideries and accessories in western India and Afghanistan.