Woman's coat, late 19th century
Unknown artist, Uzbekistanexpand_more
Silk ikatexpand_more
Gift of Miss Lily Placeexpand_more 26.32
On View in Gallery 240expand_more
International demand for Uzbek ikats grew throughout the late 1800s and early 1900s, in keeping with a sweeping European fascination in what was then called βthe Orient.β This coat was tailored to suit Western tastes and was donated to the museum by Lily Place, a Minneapolis native who lived in Paris, London, and Cairo.
