Woman’s Yelek or Jelek with Metallic Embroidery and Trim
Ottoman, 1867
Physical Qualities
Wool, metallic-wrapped embroidery threads, metallic trim, silk couching threads, silk lining, buttons with metallic-wrapped threads and beads, 13 x 16 1/2 in. (33 x 41.9 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Martha Custis Peter, Baltimore, MD.
Object Number
2008.35
Off-white woven sleeveless, collarless waistcoat with elaborate gold-colored metallic-wrapped [possibly gilded copper; check conservation examination final results] embroidery. The base fabric has a short, flat stiff nap that is worn away in some areas. The gold colored metallic threads are couched down to the surface front and back in elaborate designs - two of which have pendants finished in metallic thread wrapped "buttons" with a bead at the end. A narrow braid of similar metallic threads binds all edges, including the armhole. Attached to this braided trim along the front edge are non-functional buttons wrapped in metallic threads and finished with a single glass [white core with rose-red colored exterior] bead at one end. The vest is lined in thin gold silk fabric.
Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2008; Martha Custis Peter, Baltimore, MD.
Rena Hoisington, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "New Arrivals: Gifts of Art for a New Century," February 7-May 8, 2016.
Anita Jones, "Curator's Choice: Recent Additions to the Textiles Collection, " Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, April 27 - November 27, 2011.
Anita Jones, "Curator's Choice: Recent Additions to the Textiles Collection, " Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, April 27 - November 27, 2011.