Skirt
Skirt made up of lime green, coral, blue, apricot, plum, red, yellow and pink silk, gored in side sections and edged with applied bands of blue satin shaped at bottom ends, and mounted with narrow braid in lower third of skirt. Main panels have an applique design of figure and landscape medallions embroidered in couched gold threads and silk threads in colors. Elaborate shaped triple border black satin bound with blue; white satin embroidered with flowers, bats and swastika in gold and colored threads; multi-colored silk braid of floral geometric design. Bottom corners of main panels have cut-out scroll motif. Panels lined with thin blue silk.
- Date
- 19th century
- In our collection
- since January the 30th, 2008 up to now
- Dimensions
- L.33-1/8 in.
- Location
- Not on View
- Medium
- silk, gold thread
- Price
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- Composition
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iron 47% cadmium 44% oxygen 8% atium 1%