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.

WOMAN'S SKIRT, 19th century

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The John R. Van Derlip Fundexpand_more  42.8.206

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Title
WOMAN'S SKIRT
Role
Artist
Dimension
L.32 in.
Accession Number
42.8.206
Curator Approved

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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.