CONTENTS: Invocation, Foreword: Shrift Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur, CUSTODIANS of The House of Mewar, Introduction: A Legacy in Purdah: Rajmata Sahiba Sushila Kumariji of Udaipur, Mewar and the formation of the collection-Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur, 1. Textiles and Dress at the Mewar Court-Rosemary Crill, 2. Documentation and Cataloguing of Mewar Royal Costumes and Textiles-Smita Singh, 3. Animal Trappings at the Mewar Court-Anamika Pathak, 4. The Mewar Textile Regalia: Symbols of Sovereignty Intertwined with rituals and festivals-Smita Singh and Jyoti Jasol, Catalogue, Acknowledgements, Notes, Glossary, Bibliography, Contributors, Index. About the Author Rosemary Crill is a former Senior Curator in the Asian Department at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Neil Greentree was art photographer for the Asian galleries of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, for over twenty years. He specializes in Indian paintings on paper, sculpture and textiles. Jyoti Jasol is a cultural and textile enthusiast and actively involved in strategizing cultural and ritualistic events at The City Palace, Udaipur for the last twenty years. Anamika Pathak is the former Curator of Decorative Arts at the National Museum, New Delhi. Smita Singh is an independent textile conservation consultant and researcher with over seventeen years of work experience for renowned projects with some Indian institutions of eminence.