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Name of Object:

Waistcoat (Yelek)

Name in original language:

Chaleco (Yelek)

Location:

Madrid, Spain

Holding Institution:

Cerralbo Museum

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Holding Institution (original language):

Museo Cerralbo

Date of Object:

19th century

Inventory Number:

MC29068

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Hand-embroidered velvet

Dimensions:

38 x 50 cm

Provenance:

Turkey, Istanbul

Description:

This beautiful feminine traditional yelek (waistcoat) is a part of a women’s typical dress. The red velvet and the light vegetal pattern embroidery handwork enhance the elegance of the piece. The Marquise of Cerralbo or her daughter would be the probable admirers and purchasers.

Citation of this web page:

Cecilia Casas Desantes "Waistcoat (Yelek)" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;es;102;en

Prepared by: Cecilia Casas Desantes
Copyedited by: Anne Dowell

MWNF Working Number: SP 102

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