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Skirt Front (France)

This is a Skirt front. It is dated 18th century and we acquired it in 1951. Its medium is silk embroidery on silk foundation, lined with linen and its technique is embroidered in satin and stem stitches on satin weave. It is a part of the Textiles department.

It is credited Museum purchase from Pauline Riggs Noyes Fund.

  • Eungie Skirt
  • hand-spun, hand-woven brocaded cotton jamdani scraps, pieced,....
  • Gift of Christina Kim.
  • 2022-26-4

Its dimensions are

H x W: 102 x 96.3 cm (40 1/8 x 37 7/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Skirt Front (France); silk embroidery on silk foundation, lined with linen; H x W: 102 x 96.3 cm (40 1/8 x 37 7/8 in.); Museum purchase from Pauline Riggs Noyes Fund; 1951-173-1

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