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Unknown Maker, Palestinian

Woman's dress (thōb),

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Palestinian

Title

Woman's dress (thōb)

Medium

cotton

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • cotton,
  • silk: plain weave,
  • embroidered,
  • appliqué,
  • braid trim

Techniques

  • cotton,
  • silk: plain weave,
  • embroidered,
  • applique,
  • braid trim

Dimensions

Center back length: 128.3 cm (50 1/2 inches)

Place

Place Made: Palestine, Bethlehem

Type

  • Costume

Credit

Gift of John Davis Hatch in honor of Olivia Eggleston Phelps Stokes

Object Number

1991.013.19

Woman's dress (thōb)

Place Made: Palestine, Bethlehem

Exhibition History

Sartorial Sanctuary

December 19, 2008 - April 26, 2009
The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Woman's dress (thōb) with the accession number of 1991.013.19. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.
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