Women’s beshmet. Ural region.
Made of red velvet, with a lining of red silk. Semi-fitted silhouette, flared towards the bottom. The front is single-breasted, the back has a center seam made of two parts. The sleeves are short, with a single seam, set into the armholes. Stand-up collar. The back features deep darts at the waist. Embroidered with gold cord. The pattern is floral. Belonged to khan’s wife Fatima, the wife of Khan Bukeyev’s horde Jangir.
Date: mid 19th century.
Material: velvet, silk, cord.
Technique: embroidery, sewing.
Size: length: total 95 cm, sleeve length 25 cm. width: sleeves 18-26 cm, shoulders 35 cm, hemline edges 160 cm, front 43 cm.
Women’s beshmet
National Central Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan