historicalgarments1: 17th century mans robe, India. “This man’s robe, called a jama, is
historicalgarments1: 17th century mans robe, India. “This man’s robe, called a jama, is decorated with delicate pink flowers painted individually by hand and outlined in gold leaf. Gold leaf is also lavished on the collar and lappets which tie at the side of the chest. As seen in contemporary portraits, this type of garment was worn at courts throughout India, calf-length in the seventeenth century and ankle-length in the eighteenth century, but the painstaking method of painting the design on the cloth associate this robe with the Deccan, in central India.” Metropolitan Museum of Art accession number 29.135 . . . #historicalgarments #menswearmonday #menswear #1600s #fashionhistory #Deccan #goldleaf #poppies #truevintage #17thcentury #India #mensrobe #jama -- source link