AN INDIAN BROCADED COAT
India, mid-20th century

The Nehru-collared jacket of Indian cyclamen pink silk, brocaded in metallic gold thread with small repeating discs, tapered sleeves, hidden front pockets, joined and shaped back, five white metal ball buttons, hand-made buttonholes, lined in yellow cotton, the front and hem machine-stitched in green, blue, and yellow zigzags in lieu of interfacing, 67cm long from the neck.