Woman's Semi-formal Domestic Skirt
Date1880 - 1900
Place of ManufactureAsia
MediumMaterial: silk, gauze, brocade; cotton;
DimensionsOverall (width: B of skirt): 78 x 96 cm
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART
Credit LineGift of Helen Jahnke, Courtesy of the Council for Canadian American Relations
Object number2010.021.015
DescriptionA pleated, wrap around, light blue silk gauze brocade skirt with coloured silk floss embroidery. There are five pleats at each side and wider central decorative panels at the front and back. Each of the panels is decorated with peony and butterfly embroidery in various colours. The skirt has a black silk border with white and blue embroidered patterns of butterflies and peonies. The pleats are edged with narrow black silk ribbon. At the top of the skirt is a beige band that wraps around the waist, with a loop on each end. Skirt opens at the front panelColour: Blue, black, red, white, green, yellow, orange
Status
Not on view
1860 - 1880
1875 - 1900
