Dress Item Number: B717 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Dress with intricately embroidered designs in gold thread on striped cotton. The designs have rosette, diamond, herringbone and pyramid motifs. The stripes are red and black on off-white ground. The dress is rectangular with the ends sewn together creating a tube shape. The inside is unlined.
History Of Use
Wedding gown.
Item History
- Made in Sumatra, Indonesia
- Owned by Ron Nolan before August 9, 1972
- Received from Ron Nolan (Seller) and Ruth Read Bequest (Funding source) on August 9, 1972
What
- Name
- Dress
- Identification Number
- B717
- Type of Item
- dress
- Material
- fibre, metal, cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- dyed, woven and embroidered
- Overall
- height 127.5 cm, width 64.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Sumatran
- Previous Owner
- Ron Nolan
- Received from
- Ron Nolan (Seller) and Ruth Read Bequest (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Sumatra, Indonesia
When
- Ownership Date
- before August 9, 1972
- Acquisition Date
- on August 9, 1972
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0223/0003