Silk Trousers with Side Tie
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Silk trousers with wide legs, decorated with white embroidery around the side pockets and the lower part. Bottom embroidery patterns feature top and bottom registers with diagonal foliate motifs that are larger on top, with alternating floral and foliate forms. A narrow band of delicate leaf forms separates the two main registers. The bottom edge is trimmed with white lace.The silk damask fabric is probably imported from China. Nineteenth-century paintings portray male officials in Manila with titles such as principales and gobernadorcillos wearing these dark blue trousers. (Florina H. Capistrano-Baker)
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Identifier
RV-566-45
Origin
Luzon / Manila
Materials
Silk, Thread
Physical Dimensions
66,5 × 57cm
Provenance
Mr. Bréjard (Chancelier du Consulat de France in Manila,1881-1886)
Acquisition Date
1886
Display status
Not on display
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“Silk Trousers with Side Tie,” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed April 19, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/4063.
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