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Burnous

Burnous
 (c. 1910)

Medium
silk satin, cotton, metal (hook and eye), silk (thread, cord, tassel)
Measurements
112.5 cm (centre back) 467.0 cm (hem circumference)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Inscription
label, inside centre left back, stitched (vertically) in yellow on cream silk: LIBERTY & CO / LONDON & PARIS
Accession Number
D85-1977
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of David Syme & Co. Limited, Fellow, 1977
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Burnous of fawn silk satin. One length of fabric has been folded so that the selvedge edge becomes the centre front. The hem is machine stitched. The neck hole is located between the stitched join of the hood and two large silk satin buttons that fasten with a cord. When worn the hood and tassle drape down the wearer’s back. An eight-centimetre band of eastern-inspired embroidery – featuring stem stitch, chain stitch and satin stitch – in silk floss on cotton muslin ground runs along this entire length.