Cleveland Museum of Art

Garment or accessory

Date

1800s

Medium

Silk, metal, dye, shells, glass, linen?

Culture

probably southeastern Europe, Balkans

Department

Textiles

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

This textile is densely covered with silk and metal thread embroidery, shells, and glass and metal beads. It has thick red fringes added on all sides. Its substrate (base layer) might be made from linen.

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