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Measurements

120cm length; width at back hem 71cm

Place of Origin

Lebanon

Historical Period/Date

20th Century (1930-1969 Mid)

Registration Number

2013-033

Donated/Purchased

Donated

Techniques

Metal Thread Embroidery,

Objects

Coats,Costume - Men,

Physical Description

Old coat, full length, sleeveless, open-fronted. Red cotton, lined with indigo dyed ditto. Constructed of full and half loom widths with additional strips. Basic fabric still carries stamps (near shoulder) in English and Roman numerals as well as Arabic. Embroidery towards bottom of garment is of repeated motifs, vertically oriented, worked through both layers of cloth, all couched in silver metal thread and small amounts of green. A narrow green and silver border all the way around.