"Attus" Amip (Man's Coat)
WW-1850-100597
1850·Elm tree bark fiber, plain weave; center back and outer edges appliquéd with cotton, plain weave; underlaid with cotton, plain weave; embroidered with cotton in laid work and couching·140.3 × 132.8 cm (55 1/4 × 52 1/4 in.); Loom width of ground fabric: W.: 34.6 cm (13 5/8 in.)
<p>The fiber of this coat, seen here in its natural color, is made from the inner bark of the <em>ohyō</em> tree, a member of the elm family. The geometric patterns are made of indigo-dyed cotton attached with an appliquéd techinque.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1850
- Dimensions
- 140.3 × 132.8 cm (55 1/4 × 52 1/4 in.); Loom width of ground fabric: W.: 34.6 cm (13 5/8 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
Record
Verified by WattsOS- Year
- 1850
- Dimensions
- 140.3 × 132.8 cm (55 1/4 × 52 1/4 in.); Loom width of ground fabric: W.: 34.6 cm (13 5/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1850-100597
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified