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1967.28.10

Man’s ‘abayeh (cloak) of lightweight cream fabric with machine embroidery.

1967.28.10

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Collection type
Object
Description
Man’s ‘abayeh (cloak) of lightweight cream fabric with machine embroidery.
Long description
Man’s ‘abayeh (cloak) of lightweight cream fabric. The overall shape of the ‘abayeh is square, with two panels at the front and two openings for the arms. The front and the back of the neck are machine embroidered with chain stitch in cream floss silk. The embroidery includes floral designs. There is a cream silk cord running along the square neckline and hanging freely from each side, terminating in a silk tassel. The bottom of the ‘abayeh has been stitched up into a very wide hem.
Geographical reference
Syria
Asia > Western Asia > Syria
Damascus
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Mercy Watson
PRM source Ipswich Museum
PRM source Patricia Margaret Maclaren Butler
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1887
Date collected
1885 - 1887
Acquisition information
Donated: 1967
Materials and processes
Material Textile, Material Silk Yarn Animal, Material Pigment, Process Machine-made, Process Embroidered, Process Woven, Process Dyed
Dimensions
Width: max 1285 mm across shoulders, Height: max 1121 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1967.28.10

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