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WOMAN'S SKIRT

Skirt of ivory white figured silk, the side sections of tacked-down accordion pleats embroidered in the lower sections with tall sprays of flowers in cerise, purple, blue, and green. Main panels embroidered in satin stitch with a landscape design of birds, bats, flowers, mountains, and trees, in shades of blue, green, pink, cerise, yellow lanendar and orange. Main panels and bottom bordered with a wide band of black satin with pipings of light blue and grey silk. Bottom has a second inner border of white satin ribbon of floral design with blue borders. Main panels lined with thin, cerise silk.

Date
19th century
In our collection
since January the 3rd, 2015 up to now
Dimensions
L.32 in.
Location
Not on View
Medium
silk, satin
Price
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Composition
cadmium9%
copper35%
iron56%