DepartmentTextiles-Europe
Embroidered metallic vest
NameVest
CultureBalkans
Place madeShkodra (Skutari), Albania, Eastern Europe, Europe
MediumCotton, metallic threads, beads
Dimensions11 × 16 9/16 in. (28 × 42 cm)
Length: middle of neck to back hem
Length: middle of neck to back hem
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Ronald Wixman and Stephen Glaser, A.2015.13.6
Object numberA.2015.13.6
DescriptionLined in a commercial cotton print, this vest worn on special occasions, is totally covered in conched silver and gold metallic threads forming a circle/swirl pattern. On front are 2 small areas of pink; on back are 2 small areas of green. The back couched pattern is floral with visible red lining. Fourteen handmade buttons, seven per side, each with five orange beads, line the opening.
ca. 1875
Artist Not Recorded
ca. 1935
1930-1939
Late 18th century
