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Decorative calligraphic medallions on the chest and shoulders. The shirt is made up of three main panels, with two additional panels for the sleeves, and is open down the front, with a round neckline. 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He also provided the museum with a latter, dated 4 April 1935, from Mohamed Tahir, Director of the Emporium, offering soime additional details about its provenance.\r\n\r\nIn this letter, Tahir informed the Lt. Col. that the man who had sold it to him informed him that '<i>The Kurta belonged to a very very old Royal Mohammadan</i> [Muslim] <i>Family who once ruled India and since time immemorial it is coming from father to son. During Mutiny in India in 1857</i> [the First War of Independence] <i>it came by chance into the hands of a rich Mohammadan</i> [Muslim]<i>, whose wife is still living, and possesses several old things and curious (which we might call them now). This Mohammadan </i>[Muslim] <i>also belonged to a Royal Family though not the same family who owned this Kurta, and since then it is with his wife who is in Bombay and from whome this is bought</i>'.\r\n\r\nThe Emporium's letterhead indicates that it had branches in 'Simla (Cecil Hotel), Peshawar City, and Delhi Kashmere Gate'.\r\n\r\n [V&amp;A Archives: Nominal File. Bailey, Lt. Col. F.G.G. MA/1/896].","historicalContext":"Intended for use as a garment, clothing. 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