Vest

1880–1900

Not on view

The well-balanced designs on this vest are handsomely executed and show the strong influences of the Ottoman Empire. The raised couching gives the motifs an organic and vital appearance.

Artwork Details

Overview

Provenance

Title: Vest
Date: 1880–1900
Geography: Made in Albania
Medium: silk, metal, cotton, wool
Dimensions: Length at CB: 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm)
Classification: Main dress-Womenswear
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Adele Simpson, 1945
Object Number: 2009.300.676
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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