A LADY’S IKAT SILK JACKET
Possibly Asia Minor, Ottoman Provinces, mid to late 19th century

A ceremonial bolero of ikat silk decorated in red, purple, and green stripes, the shoulders and sleeves worked in metal thread filigree, applied with woven metal thread tape, edged with rows of woven metal thread bands, lined in cotton sacking material possibly stamped 'L51' in blue ink, the sleeves’ deep inner cuffs of emerald green silk heat-stamped with an elegant scrolling pattern, each cuff applied with a row of brass buttons, the side slits, with short darts on the chest, 34cm from the nape, the sleeves 63cm.