Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1870
Publication Place
Iraq (made) -
Subject
Textiles Womenswear
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.444-1967
Record ID
T.444-1967
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1870
Notes
Woman's shirt of sheer muslin, Iraq, ca. 1870
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Muslin, applied with cotton
Fiziksel açıklama
Woman's shirt of sheer muslin, ankle length with a straight cut front, side panels gored from the underarms and straight set sleeves which widen towards the wrist. The neck is low and round, and the centre front opening has around it a border pattern of applied white cotton flowers and circular motifs in a dentillated border. There is a circular motif at the corners of the neck.