Woman’s Sleeveless Short Coat (pirpiri)

Culture: Albanian
Period: Ottoman period, 1281–1924
Date: 19th century
Material: Silk velvet embroidered with metal thread and trimmed with metal braid and cord
made in: Shkodër province, Albania, Europe
Classification: Costume & clothing, textiles
Collection: Islamic Art
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: length: 31 1/8 in. (79 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Robert Walsh
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 57:1956

- 1956
Mrs. Robert Walsh [Stella Frances Schnaider Walsh (1879–1960)], St. Louis, MO [1]

1956 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Mrs. Robert Walsh [2]

Notes:
[1] SLAM Accession Record [SLAM document files].

[2] Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control and the Advisory Committee of the City Art Museum, June 7, 1956.

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