. "EMBELLISHMENT\n\nBoth natural and man-made products are used to decorate textiles in India. Mirror-work (associated with western India and Pakistan) is perhaps the best known. Embroiderers also sew the wing-cases of \u2018jewel beetles\u2019 (Bupestridae) on to fabric to dazzling effect. European glass beads are used to embellish garments and household objects, while minerals such as mica can be ground up and printed with adhesive onto fabric.\n\nMica-printed jacket\nCotton, mirror-work and adhesive-printed mica powder\nSatara, Maharashtra, about 1855\nV&A: 6558 (IS)\n\nMirror-work choli (bodice)\nCotton embroidered with silk and mirror-work\nKutch, Gujarat, about 1900\nGiven by Mrs A.R. Ditmas. \nV&A: IS.55-1957\n\nHat\nCotton with glass beads\nChennai, Tamil Nadu, about 1855\nV&A: 0345 (IS)\n\nBorder for a dress\nCotton muslin with beetle wing-cases and gilded silver\nPossibly Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh/Telangana, about 1850\nGiven by Mrs Mary Gordon. \nV&A: IS.486-1992 [03/10/2015-10/01/2016]"@en . . .