MAN'S CLOAK 1874 The cloak is displayed to show the back. It is made from two lengths of fabric joined to make a horizontal seam around the middle of the garment. The tapestry-woven fabric is very decorative, but to add further visual interest it has been given a watered, or moiré, effect. This was done by pressing the cloth under heavy weights to flatten some of the ribs of the weave, leaving others unaltered so that they reflect the light differently. Tapestry-woven silk, with gilded metal threads and a watered effect. Iran, Kashan [2006]