Caftan of blackish-blue tulle embellished with flat, crimped gold metal in a vertical diamond pattern
- Title
- Caftan of blackish-blue tulle embellished with flat, crimped gold metal in a vertical diamond pattern
- LC Subject
- loungewear
- Description
- a) Caftan of blackish-blue tulle embellished with flat, crimped gold metal in a vertical diamond pattern; tulle-bi-telli; scoop neckline with plunging slit at center-front; single button and loop closure at front neckline; geometric designs trim the center-front of the caftan; wide bell sleeves are trimmed at the ends with castle geometric design; full-length; unlined. b) Scarf of blackish-blue tulle embellished with flat, crimped gold metal in diamond design.
- Motif
- Geometric Art Deco: Middle East
- Work Type
- robes (main garments)
- Location
- Egypt
- Date
- 1901/2000
- Identifier
- 1998.005.001
- Rights
- In Copyright
- License
- Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Material
- Cotton or Linen Tulle Metal
- Technique
- Metal is sewn through tulle and crimped flat with fingers. When design is complete the fabric is stamped down and then passed through a roller.
- Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Primary Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Note
- Found several of these online, on Ebay and MET Collection that say they are from the 19th century and early 20th century, particularly the 1920s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulle_bi_telli
