Woman's trousers (ejar, ezar)

19th century

Object PlaceKathiawar, India

Medium/TechniqueSilk satin-weave ground embroidered with silk; waistband of cotton plain-weave; appliquéd mirror discs

Dimensions98 x 104 cm (38 9/16 x 40 15/16 in.)

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, residuary legatee under the will of Hervey E. Wetzel

Accession number19.743

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ClassificationsCostumes

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ProvenanceBy 1918, Hervey E. Wetzel (b. 1888 - d. 1918), Boston; 1918, by inheritance from her cousin, Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, Chicago [see note 1]; 1919, gift of Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, residuary legatee under the will of Hervey E. Wetzel, to the MFA. (Accession date: March 31, 1919)

Notes:
[1] See Wetzel's will of November 8, 1918.