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Golden Threads: Dress from Saudi Arabia

Gold-threaded thobes that King Abdulaziz gave to an ambassador's daughter in the 1940s.

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At Victoria and Albert Museum.

Voluminous outer dresses from the Najd region of Saudi Arabia, woven with metal-wrapped thread, presented by King Abdulaziz to the British Ambassador's daughter in 1942 and 1952 in the tradition of gifting fine garments to honoured visitors. A companion film covers the 1940s bridal thobes in the collection. Free, in Gallery 42, part of the Jameel Programme's twentieth year.

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Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, SW7 2RL
Nearest station
South Kensington · 4 min walk

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