Riding Coat
In addition to gold jewelry, affluent people during the Seljuq period and slightly later wore sumptuous silk robes. This coat is identified as a riding coat because of its cut, featuring a flare at the hip. The closing of the robe on the right may reflect a conscious choice by a Persian not to emulate the Turkish style of fastening on the left. The bird, lion, and vegetal motifs all would have had positive symbolic connotations.
Artwork Details
- Title: Riding Coat
- Date: first half 13th century
- Geography: Attributed to probably Iran
- Medium: Silk; weft-faced compound twill (samite)
- Dimensions: Textile: H. 68 7/8 in. (175 cm)
W. across sleeves: 50 3/8 in. (128 cm)
W. across skirt: 37 in. (94 cm) - Classification: Textiles-Costumes
- Credit Line: Purchase, Director's Fund and Oscar de la Renta Ltd. Gift, 2008
- Object Number: 2008.346a–c
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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