Silver Embroidered Vest

NameVest

CultureBalkans

Date1920-1940

Place madePec, Kosovo, Eastern Europe, Europe

MediumCotton, felt, cotton thread, matallic thread

Dimensions17 5/16 × 20 1/16 in. (44 × 51 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Ronald Wixman and Stephen Glaser, A.2015.13.43

Object numberA.2015.13.43

DescriptionSilver embroidered vest. An intricate embroidered vest with a rust-colored felted base. The embroidery is at the front and features an intricate pattern of medallions, circles, flowers, wavy lines, and other. The embroidery features cotton, two -ply yarn in green, cream, yellow, and rust, and silver-covered metallic thread (with a potential copper core). Arm holes are also emboridered, and a rust and cream-colored two-ply yarn provides accent at sides and back. The lining is a cotton in a stylized water lily and leaf pattern. Mettalic-thread covered buttons (withone red bead at tip) on each side (11 on one side, 10 on the other).