Costume and Accessories
Woman's Robe
Bukhara, Uzbekistan. 1840/60. Silk and cotton, plain weave; warp-resist-dyed (ikat); edged with silk twined embroidery. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from The Art Institute of Chicago.
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Costume and AccessoriesObject type
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Costume and Accessories
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CottonMaterial
Cotton recorded in the object's medium.
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Silk and cotton, plain weave; warp-resist-dyed (ikat); edged with silk twined embroidery; silk (textile); dye; cotton (textile)” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Silk and cotton, plain weave; warp-resist-dyed (ikat); edged with silk twined embroidery; silk (textile); dye; cotton (textile)
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
SilkMaterial
Silk recorded in the object's medium.
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Silk and cotton, plain weave; warp-resist-dyed (ikat); edged with silk twined embroidery; silk (textile); dye; cotton (textile)” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Silk and cotton, plain weave; warp-resist-dyed (ikat); edged with silk twined embroidery; silk (textile); dye; cotton (textile)
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
EmbroideryTechnique
Embroidery is a making process named in the museum catalogue.
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Silk and cotton, plain weave; warp-resist-dyed (ikat); edged with silk twined embroidery; ikat dyed; plain weaving; piecing (needleworking); lining (process); twill weaving; printing” in its medium/techniques field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Silk and cotton, plain weave; warp-resist-dyed (ikat); edged with silk twined embroidery; ikat dyed; plain weaving; piecing (needleworking); lining (process); twill weaving; printing
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
WeavingTechnique
Weaving is a making process named in the museum catalogue.
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Silk and cotton, plain weave; warp-resist-dyed (ikat); edged with silk twined embroidery; ikat dyed; plain weaving; piecing (needleworking); lining (process); twill weaving; printing” in its medium/techniques field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Silk and cotton, plain weave; warp-resist-dyed (ikat); edged with silk twined embroidery; ikat dyed; plain weaving; piecing (needleworking); lining (process); twill weaving; printing
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
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