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MAHARAJA SAWAIMAN SINGH II MUSEUM
The Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum is situated in the Chandra Mahal Palace, built by Sawai Jai Singh when he constructed his new capital at Jaipur in 1727. Divided into five comprehensive sections, the museum displays the ancestral collections of former maharajas - paintings, manuscripts, maps, carpets, textiles, costumes, weapons and decorative art object depicting courtly life in Jaipur state between the 16th and 19th Century.
In the Vastrager (the textile and costume gallery), fine Mughal brocades, embroideries, Patkas, Kashmiri woollen and Pashmina shawls, Sanganeri blockprints and Mashru from Gujarat jostle with royal costumes. Among the latter is an immense atamsukh worn by the 2.1 m tall Sawai Madho Singh in the 18th Century.
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