Coat

Unknown

late 19th–early 20th century · Silk; decorated with circular discs and lozenge-shaped clasps, edging, and floral Russian printed cotton and synthetic fabric lining · Islamic Art

Into the twentieth century Turkmen women decorated their shifts and coats with rows of embossed silver discs ending in lozenge-shaped clasps at their knees. These adornments were either sewn directly onto the coat, as here, or onto panels that were fastened to the shift or coat underneath. On this example the silver discs were added to the coat long after the coat was made.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 19th–early 20th century

Medium

Silk; decorated with circular discs and lozenge-shaped clasps, edging, and floral Russian printed cotton and synthetic fabric lining

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Gift of Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf, 2015