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From the 17th to 19th centuries the <i>faganya</i> dye-patterning technique was popularly used to decorate garments worn by Rajput rulers during Holi celebrations, and can be seen in paintings such as the portrait of Maharana Amar Singh (museum number IS.55-1997).  \r\n\r\nThis ensemble consists of a pink-spattered white muslin<i> jama</i> (skirted robe) trimmed with silver-gilt <i>gota</i> (tinsel ribbon), worn with a matching <i>paijama </i>(trousers) and a red muslin <i>kammerband</i> (waist-sash). The spattered <i>kurta</i> (tunic) may have been intended for wear underneath the <i>jama</i>. The accompanying small red scarf with stamped <i>gota</i> ends may have been used as a <i>lapeta</i> (decorative turban band) while the pink-spattered muslin with gold borders was designed as a beard cloth. \r\n","physicalDescription":"The ensemble includes a <i>jama</i> (skirted robe), <i>kurta</i> (tunic) and <i>paijama </i>(trousers), <i>kammerband</i> (waist -sash), two scarves, and a turban. All pieces are embellished with silver-gilt <i>gota</i> (tinsel ribbon). \r\n\r\nThe double-breasted bodice of the <i>jama</i> is fastened on the left-hand side of the wearer’s body with fastenings on the shoulders and under the arms. Additional internal cords hold the inner panel at the armpit and waist keep the front in place. The back is embellished with an applied <i>gota</i> flower. The long sleeves and heavy skirt are trimmed with <i>gota</i> and <i>gota moti</i> borders of varying widths. The skirt (92m at the hem) is constructed from triangular panels which are sewn together and gathered at the waist. Two flower motifs are hand embroidered in metal thread inside the bottom of the skirt. The fabric for the bodice was sprayed with the dye before constructing the<i> jama</i>, while the skirt was sprayed after its construction. \r\n\r\nThe<i> kurta</i> has a bell-shaped body, long sleeves and is secured at the neck by two cloth buttons inserted into loops. It is embroidered with a floral spray in silver-gilt thread at the bottom on the front. The <i>paijama</i> is broad in the waist but narrow and fitted in the legs. It is secured with a string at the waist and a cloth button at the ankle.   \r\n\r\nThe accompanying splatter-patterned turban, red muslin <i>kamarband</i>, beard cloth, also flecked with the red dye, and red muslin <i>lapeta</i> (decorative turban band) complete the ensemble. Both narrow edges of the <i>lapeta</i> terminate in panels of silver-gilt cloth impressed with diamond-shaped diapers enclosing a lotus flower.","artistMakerPerson":[],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[],"techniques":[],"materialsAndTechniques":"The spatter-pattern dye technique is worked by sprinkling a red dye, made from dried and pressed flowers of the safflower, on white, pale pink or yellow cotton cloth. This method of dye-printing is locally known as faganya or faguniya in Jodhpur and Jaipur, named after the spring month of Phalgun (late February to early March), during which Holi is celebrated. The same dye-printing method is known as Chatma in Udaipur.\n\r\nFrom the 1600s to 1800s, the faganya dye-patterning technique was popularly used to decorate garments worn by not only the rulers of Jodhpur but rulers throughout Rajasthan. The dyers were especially busy on the fifth day of the festival when they received several turbans and robes to be sprinkled with red.\r\n\r\n","categories":[],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"SSEA","id":"THES48598"},"images":["2022NF9710","2022NF9937"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"CB013","id":"THES396282"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"TOP","id":"THES396539"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"TOP","id":"THES396539"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"TOP","id":"THES396539"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"003","id":"THES394832"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"TOP","id":"THES396539"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Jama","id":""}],[{"text":"Waist-sash","id":""}],[{"text":"Trousers","id":"AAT209935"}],[{"text":"Shirt","id":"AAT212499"}],[{"text":"Scarf","id":"AAT46123"}],[{"text":"Scarf","id":"AAT46123"}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Jodhpur","id":"x30320"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""},{"place":{"text":"Rajasthan","id":"x29841"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"c.1879","earliest":"1874-01-01","latest":"1883-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":"According to donor"}],"associatedObjects":[{"object":{"text":"IM.33-1933","id":"O453526"},"association":""}],"creditLine":"Given by Miss Isabella M. 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It was given to the museum by Miss Isabella M. Impey in 1933. The ensemble originally belonged to her father, Eugene Clutterbuck Impey (1830–1904), who was an important figure in early photography in India. \r\n\r\nEugene Impey belonged to a well-known colonial family and started his military career in India in April 1851 in the 5th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry. In 1858, he became a Political Agent at Alwar in North-Eastern Rajasthan. Later, he served as British Political Agent to Marwar (Jodhpur) for two terms between 1865 and 1873. Impey retired from service on 31 December in 1878 during the reign of Maharaja Jaswant Singh II. The garment may have come into his possession before he returned to England in 1879. \r\n\r\nHowever, further research suggests the ensemble may have belonged Maharaja Takht Singh (1819 – 1873), the ruler of Jodhpur from 1843 to 1873, and the father of Maharaja Jaswant Singh II.  \r\n","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Man's court ensemble composed of a pink-spattered white muslin <i>jama</i> with matching <i>kurta</i> and <i>paijama</i>, a red muslin <i>kammerband</i>, a pink-spattered white muslin scarf and a smaller red muslin scarf, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, c.1879","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["IM.32-1933","IM.32A-1933","IM.32B-1933","IM.32C-1933","IM.32D-1933","IM.32E-1933"],"accessionNumberNum":"32","accessionNumberPrefix":"IM","accessionYear":1933,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2022NF9864"],"recordModificationDate":"2026-05-20","recordCreationDate":"2016-07-14","availableToBook":false}}