Belt of ecru felt heavily embroidered with metallic gold threads couched in yellow yarns in a decorative paisley and circle designs

Title
Belt of ecru felt heavily embroidered with metallic gold threads couched in yellow yarns in a decorative paisley and circle designs
LC Subject
accessories (object genre)
Description
Belt of ecru felt heavily embroidered with metallic gold threads couched in yellow yarns in a decorative paisley and circle designs; trimmed in woven metallic threads; center of belt dips to a point upward and downward and has a single tassel with baubles of woven metallic gold threads from center; baubles have a white lined red seed bead at end; backed with pale sea green satin; clasps at back.
Motif
Swirl Circle Paisley
Work Type
belts (costume accessories)
Location
Turkey
Date
1801/1900
Identifier
0000.006.002
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Felt Satin Metallic Threads Beads
Technique
Couching Embroidery Woven baubles
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University