New bride's dress

NameEnsemble

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Dateca. 1900

Place madeGorna Prespa, North Macedonia, Balkan Peninsula/Southeast Europe, Europe

MediumCotton, wool, fur, hide, metallic thread, silk, rayon, plastic buttons, glass beads and gems, metal, linen

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. William F. Hennessey, The Ronald Wixman/Stephen Glaser Collection

Object numberV.2018.27.1-10

ProvenanceThe Macedonian Arts Council, from 2007-2010, presented as a gift to the Museum of International Folk Art 25 ensembles of multiple pieces. While a small number of the pieces were purchased, the majority of the costumes were donated to the Arts Council by collectors based in the United States and Macedonia

DescriptionThe bride's dress from Gorna Prespa is distinguished by the long black djube lined with fur and decorated with srma embroidery. Under it the bride wore an embroidered chemise, a smocked dickey, a white wool coat with velvet sleeves, a vest with silver-gilt embroidery, a long braided belt, a red-and black-striped wool apron, a silk brocade apron, predsemnik, and a large buckle. Gorna Prespa is located in the far south of Macedonia, near the borders of Greece and Albania. The ensemble shown here is very similar to what was worn in the town of Resen at the time (Young Brides, Old Treasures: Macedonian Embroidered Dress, edited by Bobbie Sumberg, 2011).

Parts of Ensemble: A.2009.15.11v, Sash with buckle, Kolan so pafta, c. 1890
Parts of Ensemble: A.2010.23.1, Overcoat: Djube, c. 1900
Parts of Ensemble: A.2010.23.2, Apron: Predsemnik, c. 1900
Parts of Ensemble: A.2010.23.3, Apron: Predsemnik, c. 1900
Parts of Ensemble: A.2010.23.4, Coat: Coat, c. 1900
Parts of Ensemble: A.2010.23.5, Chemise: Kosula, c. 1900
Parts of Ensemble: A.2010.23.6, Vest: Elek, c. 1900
Parts of Ensemble: A.2010.23.7, Head Scarf: Shkepa, c. 1900
Parts of Ensemble: A.2010.23.8, Belt: Pojas, c. 1900
Parts of Ensemble: A.2010.23.9, Dickey: Dickey, c. 1900