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Woman's wedding tunic (aba)

19th century
Object PlaceGujarat, India
Medium/TechniqueSilk satin-weave ground embroidered with silk; appliquéd mirror discs
DimensionsHeight (center back) x width (accross top): 39 3/4 x 38 in. (101 x 96.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, residuary legatee under the will of Hervey E. Wetzel
Accession number19.742
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.
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