Woman's coat (munisak)
- Uzbeki, 1850–1900
- Bukhara region, Uzbekistan
- Dimensions
- Center back length:118.11 cm (46 1/2 in.)
- Medium or Technique
- Silk; cut-velvet ikat; resist-dyed pile warp
- Classification
- Costumes
- Accession Number
- 58.342
- Not on view
Mon–Tue:10 am–4:45 pm;
Wed–Fri: 10 am–9:45 pm;
Sat–Sun: 10 am–4:45 pm
Woman's coat (chalat). Coat with flared hips and long tapered sleeves, open down entire front; skirt split at sides to just above hemline. Made of ikat velvet in bright, red, green, yellow, blue, violet and white. Lining shows border of glazed silk and cotton (weft) ikat in subdued tones of same colors. All edges trimmed with black, white and blue silks embroidered in herringbone stitch. White taffeta lining cracked, torn.
1958, Mrs. S. Theodore Meyer, New York; 1958, gift of Mrs. S. Theodore Meyer to the MFA. (Accession date: March 13, 1958)
Gift in memory of Jay Abrams
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