Kosulja (shirt)

NameShirt

CultureBalkans

Date1920-1940

Place madePec, Kosovo, Eastern Europe, Europe

MediumCotton, plastic button, seersucker

Dimensions38 3/8 × 35 1/16 in. (97.5 × 89 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Ronald Wixman and Stephen Glaser, A.2015.13.40

Object numberA.2015.13.40

Collections

Europe

DescriptionThe cream and beige striped shirt with matching seersucker for sleeves has 5 hand sewn button holes and one dark brown button at collar. The front placket is in a lighter but natural cream. The long sleeves gather at a light natural cream cuff, embroidered with rhomboid outlines and edged with tiny hand crocheted scallops. Each cuff has hand made button hole.