Exhibition

A Dance of Light and Color: Embroidered and Brocaded  Garments of India 
Stagger Gallery, November 4, 1998 to September 19, 1999
Anne Bissonnette, Curator
  

Detail of man's coat 
Central India, possibly Ouid, c.1775-1825 
Silver and gold brocade woven with green, light blue and red silk 

Helen Ward Clark Costume Collection 
Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, Ohio 
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. S. Clarence Ward, 1957, L 1995.17.117

Click on image for a detailed view of coat

 

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