Overpants

Date1880s

Creation PlaceTotonicapán, Guatemala

MediumCommercial cloth (imported velvet), 8 pieces machine-stitched, 2 pockets on front with flaps, 4 buttons on front of waistband, back of waistband drawn closed with a string of plant fiber, pants heavily embroidered with silk thread, lined with commercial cotton and wool cloth inside, outer edges trimmed with silk cloth on inside. Weft and Weft silk, green Embroidery: spun silk, 2-ply, multiple singles, white, yellow, rose-red, red (synthetic), ivory, purple (synthetic), violet, red-orange, aqua, gold, orange, pink; faded green, magenta, medium blue.

ClassificationsCostumes

Dimensions27.9 × 81.3 × 94 cm (11 × 32 × 37 inches)

Credit LineGift of Phoebe Apperson Hearst

Object number1933.03.009

DescriptionCut-and-sew garment. Inner red wool lining serves as background for hand sewn zigzags, giving applique effect. A finely made and very worn garment. Three buttons on waistband are of metal alloy, one of shell. Top right side of pants hand-stitched closed. Faded colors on outside, inside is bright. Red and purple silk dyed with synthetic.

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