Art Institute of Chicago

Pair of Waistcoat Front Panels

India, for the European Market

Date

1760s

Medium

Cotton, plain weave foundation; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk thread in chain stitches

Culture

India

Department

Textiles

Institution

Art Institute of Chicago

By the 18th century Indian textile artisans had already been celebrated internationally for centuries for their cotton textiles, whether embroidered or dyed in bright colors. This waistcoat front panel exemplifies Indian makers’ ability to cater to the taste of foreign markets: the shape of the embroidery was made to the specifications of Western European tailoring.

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