Full-length dress with long sleeves and cross-stitch embroidery (tatreez تطريز). Fabric is black, with deep red floral embroidery extending down the garment in strips, on the chest panel, and around the cuffs. The chest panel also has S-shaped leech motifs. Draw strings extend down from top of V-neck. The centre of each flower has wire embroidery. Multi-coloured figure eight stitching joins material along vertical seams. Small tree of life on back of skirt (T-shape). The interior fabric has printed, 'Made in Nippon'.

By exchange

AMEC Analysis: Part: Whole Years (min): 1870 Years (max): 1920 Diagnostic Base Mark: Pontil Scar Neck Finish: Lipping Tool Decoration: Paper One round dark green glass wine bottle with blob neck finish. Horizontal striations indicate a turn-in-mold manufacture process, erased pontil mark on base probably indicates hand-made. Base has small, flattened push-up. Overall form suggests wine bottle. Grey and red residue on exterior of bottle may have once been paper label. Red, grey, brown and black residue on interior. L. Penttila 3/29/2010

Museum Expedition 1938, Dick S. Ramsay Fund

A. Augustus Healy Fund

AMEC Analysis: Part: Whole Diagnostic Base Mark: None Neck Finish: Lipping Tool Decoration: Indeterminate Comments: The cork and diluted contents remain intact. NOT IN COLLECTION - Per Emily Scott with Amec this bottle and contents were, "discarded several years ago due to its possibly toxic and hazardous nature (as per personal communication with Lara Rooke)". K. Meyers 12/09/2010

Original CatalogNotes & References: ALCOHOL OR MEDICINALDates Range: PRE 1920Mark/Pattern: Modern (less than 50 years old):

Original CatalogNotes & References: Dates Range: Mark/Pattern: "BROOKFIELD" EMB. ON SKIRTModern (less than 50 years old):