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Ceremonial Barbering Capeearly 18th century

Not on view
Vertical embroidered textile panel with deep brick-red ground, densely covered in repeating carnation and tulip motifs in slate blue, dusty rose, sage green, and ivory, with an architectural medallion at top center
Embroidered textile with dense floral and foliate repeat pattern on deep red ground, worked in silk and metallic threads in pink, blue, cream, and gold, featuring stylized blooms, palmette forms, and scrolling stems in a symmetrical all-over design.

Unknown, Ceremonial Barbering Cape, early 18th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Eugene I. Holt Memorial Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Ceremonial Barbering Cape
Place Made
Turkey
Date Made
early 18th century
Medium
Goat-fleece underdown (cashmere wool) twill with silk and metallic-thread embroidery
Dimensions
70 1/4 × 47 3/4 in. (178.44 × 121.29 cm)
Credit Line
Eugene I. Holt Memorial Collection
Accession Number
M.69.1.3
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles