Ceremonial court dress with flowering plants, probably a wedding gown

Details

• Title

  Ceremonial court dress with flowering plants, probably a wedding gown

• Associated place

  Asia › Turkey (place of creation)

• Date

  18th century (1701 - 1800)

• Material and technique

  silk, dyed green, and embroidered with gold thread wrapped around a silk core, possibly silver thread, and gold sequins; braided buttons and looped button-holes; white cotton lining

• Material index

  processed material › metal › gold;

  organic › animal › animal product › silk;

  processed material › metal › silver;

  organic › vegetal › fibre › cotton

• Technique index

  woven;

  dyed;

  needleworked › embroidered;

  braided;

  looped

• Object type

  clothing › garment › dress;

  religious/ritual equipment;

  textile;

  clothing › garment › coat;

  clothing › garment › gown;

  clothing › garment › wedding-costume

  more

• Dimensions

  181 x 174 cm max. (height x width)
  at sleeve 181.5 cm (width)
  103 cm sight size (width)
  50 / 50 threads/cm (thread count)
  ground fabric .02 cm (thread diameter)
  additional fibre, embroidery .05 cm (thread diameter)

  more

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Bequeathed by Lady Myres, 1960.

• Museum location

  Lower ground floor | Gallery 3 | Conservation

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1960.105

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