Sleeveless Coat, Silk velvet: embroidered with metallic thread; metallic ribbon, first quarter 19th century
Object Name:
Sleeveless Coat
Place Made:
Temesvar, Ottoman Empire
Date:
first quarter 19th century
Medium:
Silk velvet: embroidered with metallic thread; metallic ribbon
Dimensions:
48 3/4 × 40 in. (123.8 × 101.6 cm)
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William Tieder
Accession Number:
1983-125

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A sleeveless coat like this one was worn by Ottoman Jewish women residing in the Balkans beneath a coat with long sleeves.

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