Medium:

Medium: silk embroidery, silk foundation Technique: embroidered on satin weave Label: silk satin, embroidered with silk

Dimensions:

H x W: 97.2 x 292.1 cm (38 1/4 x 115 in.)

Type:

costume & accessories

Skirt

Made in:

China

Date:

19th century

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Blue silk satin skirt embroidered in colored silks with a design of flowers and birds; trimmed with black satin bands and black silk braid. Waistband of white linen lined with pink silk woven with a fret pattern. The skirt is made in two parts designed to wrap around the body, with straight panels in the front and back and pleated sections at each side.

Credit Line:

Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Robert H. Patterson

Accession Number:

1941-31-31

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Textiles Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4bd1c4dff-c356-4c00-83e4-e6ddc06f6907

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1941-31-31