Ensemble

first quarter 20th century

Not on view

The graphic, exuberant pattern on this heavily embroidered Bulgarian dress and apron was worked by hand, probably by a number of women of the community. The boldness of the design would have been particularly effective in a festival parade or ceremony.

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Provenance

Title: Ensemble
Date: first quarter 20th century
Culture: Bulgarian
Medium: cotton, silk
Dimensions: Length at CB (a): 59 in. (149.9 cm)
Length at CB (b): 37 in. (94 cm)
Classification: Main dress-Womenswear
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of John C. Monks, 1966
Object Number: 2009.300.25a, b
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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