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Unknown Maker, Egyptian

Woman's robe (yelek),

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Egyptian

Title

Woman's robe (yelek)

Medium

silk, cotton

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • silk,
  • cotton,
  • metallic yarn; plain weave,
  • supplementary weft patterning,
  • braid trim

Techniques

  • Silk,
  • cotton,
  • metallic yarn; plain weave,
  • supplementary weft patterning,
  • braid trim

Dimensions

Center back length: 140.3 cm (55 1/4 inches)

Place

Place Made: Egypt

Type

  • Costume

Credit

Gift of the Estate of Eleanor Fayerweather

Object Number

1993.085.105

About

Woman's robe (yelek)

Place Made: Egypt

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Sartorial Sanctuary

December 19, 2008 - April 26, 2009

Use

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 robe (yelek) with the accession number of 1993.085.105. 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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