DepartmentTextiles-Middle East

Embroidered dress

NameEmbroidered dress

CulturePalestinian

Dateca. 1935

Place madeJaffa area, Israel, Middle East, Asia

(not assigned)Palestine, Middle East / West Asia, ASIA

MediumCotton, rayon, metallic thread, other fabrics.

DimensionsOverall: 56 5/16 x 57 7/8 in. (143 x 147 cm)

Credit LineGift of Susan Gardiner

Object numberA.2010.75.1

Collections

Palestinian Dress and Jewelry

DescriptionLong dark indigo blue and black dress with fitted sleeves, collarless, with slit front and slightly flared skirt. Embroidered around neckline, along top of sleeves, at bodice, and on sides and back of skirt in red, maroon, green and multicolor. Metallic thread couching in bands down front of dress, around neckline, and at top of sleeves.