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An Indian Brocade Robe

This rare gold brocade robe is an exceptional example of Mughal craftsmanship dating to around 1700. Woven with gold and silk threads, the textile displays a shimmering ground patterned with repeating red floral sprays and retains its original red and blue silk lining.

The Persian-inspired rosebush motif was widely favoured in Mughal design and appears across carpets, velvets and fine garments. Robes of this quality were worn by high-ranking courtiers and are well documented in paintings of the time, which illustrate similar gold brocades decorating courtly dress. The robe takes the form of an angarkhi, a shorter variant of the angarkha. Due to the precious materials and labour involved, valuable brocades were often refashioned into updated elite attire, as seen here.

Inspired by an Indian brocade robe