Kaftan
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Textile
Place of origin
Turkey
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Snowshill Wade Costume Collection, Gloucestershire
NT 1349225
Summary
Kaftan from Turkey made from silk/cotton brocade with stripes of hydrangea pink, yellow. The yellow stripes have a weft of silk cored silver thread, the pink stripes have a woven design in pink, blue with silk cored silver. It is fully lined with cotton tabby one edge of the pocket is faced with black/gold/pink and orange striped silk and cotton tabby. It is trimed with yellow narrow braid and fastens with needlewoven buttons and loops. (male)
Provenance
Given to National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade