Cape of ecru wool felt with floral, paisley, swirl and medallion embroidery of couched metallic silver threads

Title
Cape of ecru wool felt with floral, paisley, swirl and medallion embroidery of couched metallic silver threads
LC Subject
outerwear
Description
Cape of ecru wool felt with floral, paisley, swirl and medallion embroidery of couched metallic silver threads; neckline has a large ribbon bow at back of ecru satin trimmed in woven metallic thread band with long ribbon ends releasing at the neckline and falling past the hemline.
Motif
Bow Paisley Swirls Medallions
Work Type
capes (outerwear)
Location
Turkey
Date
1801/1900
Identifier
0000.006.006
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Felt Satin Metallic Threads
Technique
Couched embroidery Woven Capelet
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University