DepartmentTextiles-Europe
Woman's Vest
NameVest
Artist
Artist not recorded
Date19th Century
Place madeKrakow, Poland, Europe
MediumVelvet, cotton, glass beads, metal sequins
Dimensions18 1/2 × 14 1/2 in. (47 × 36.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Florence Dibell Bartlett, A.1955.1.352 CE
Object numberA.1955.1.352 CE
ProvenancePurchased at Krakew Museum
DescriptionBlack velvet bodice elaborately embroidered on back and up front with red and blue stud buttons, silver braid, sequins and green tassels. Bound edges of pink silk. Ruffled peplum at back. Lined with checked cotton material.
1910-1930
c. 1970
20th century
