Man's coat (choga)
date: label: Date
content: 19th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Man's coat opens down the center front with two purple frog style closures at chest. Coat has long sleeves and slightly flared skirt with short side slits. Coat is pieced together, with braid embellishment along seam. Overall paisley and vine motifs worked in red, greens, blues, and yellow on a white background. Lined in beige silk.
place: label: made in
content: India
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mabel Choate
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1949-107-1
objectType: label: Type
content: costume & accessories
label: Type
content: Man's coat (choga)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: wool, silk Technique: embroidered
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Full sleeve width): 132.1 × 170.2 cm (52 in. × 5 ft. 7 in.)