Embroidered metallic vest

NameVest

CultureBalkans

Place madeShkodra (Skutari), Albania, Eastern Europe, Europe

MediumCotton, metallic threads, beads

Dimensions11 × 16 9/16 in. (28 × 42 cm)
Length: middle of neck to back hem

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Ronald Wixman and Stephen Glaser, A.2015.13.6

Object numberA.2015.13.6

Collections

Europe

DescriptionLined in a commercial cotton print, this vest worn on special occasions, is totally covered in conched silver and gold metallic threads forming a circle/swirl pattern. On front are 2 small areas of pink; on back are 2 small areas of green. The back couched pattern is floral with visible red lining. Fourteen handmade buttons, seven per side, each with five orange beads, line the opening.