Katana jacket 002

Katana jacket 002

A shirt, part of a Rzeszów folk costume, made out of white machine-made fabric. Gently in-cut at the waist, progressively wider towards the bottom. Long, straight sleeves. Fastened at the neck using white buttons. Trim applied around the neckline. A band of flat and stem stitch embroidery featuring whitework and cutwork technique on the front, at the bottom and on the sleeves. Scalloped bottom edge. A decorative trim runs along one edge of the placket. Continuous floral pattern mainly comprising knapweeds, tulips, thistle and vine leaves is arranged into fantastic compositions.

Exhibit: Shirt
Materials, technique: white machine-made fabric
Dimensions: length 50 cm, width (bottom) 122 cm
Made in: end of XIX century
Origin: Staromieście
Owner: F. Kotula Ethnographic Museum in Rzeszów