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wedding-dress
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Object type
Museum number
As1968,04.31
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Description
Wedding dress (embroidered; with tassels) known in Arabic as a 'jillayeh', made of textile (silk, linen, velvet), sequins, beads, thread.
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Date
- 1920s
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Production place
- Made in: Palestine
- (Asia,Middle East,Levant,Palestine (Historic))
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Materials
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Technique
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Dimensions
- Length: 135 centimetres
- Width: 94 centimetres
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Curator's comments
Text from Weir 2006:46: Coat dress 'Jillayeh, Beit Dajan, near Jaffa, c.1920. This was the best part of a bride's trousseau until after the First World War. The opening in the front of the skirt is patched with maroon, orange and green taffeta 'heremzi' and decorated with sequins. the yoke is of satin 'atlas', edged with zigzag applique 'tishrimeh', with a patch of luxury velvet.
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Bibliography
- Weir 1989 pp.270-71
- Weir 1989 pp.270-71
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Location
Not on display
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Acquisition name
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Acquisition date
1968
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Department
Middle East
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Registration number
As1968,04.31
Unknown
COMPASS Title: Coat dress
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