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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
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
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.
19th century
Late 19th century
19th century
19th century
early 19th century
mid 18th century, restyled in early 19th century