Skirt of ivory-beige silk with Leno pattern weave with embroidered design at lower portion in blues and white with touches of green, orange, golden yellow, and couched metallic copper threads in in design of iris, butterfly, and flowers
- Title
- Skirt of ivory-beige silk with Leno pattern weave with embroidered design at lower portion in blues and white with touches of green, orange, golden yellow, and couched metallic copper threads in in design of iris, butterfly, and flowers
- LC Subject
- main garments
- Donor
- Edaburn, Clara W.
- Description
- Skirt of ivory-beige silk with Leno pattern weave with embroidered design at lower portion in blues and white with touches of green, orange, golden yellow, and couched metallic copper threads in in design of iris, butterfly, and flowers; center-front and center-back panels are blocked in black silk and embroidered flowers; wrap-style closure with loops at waistband; 10" wide waistband of muslin; sides are pleated with black band trim and tiny embroidery.
- Motif
- Lotus; Peonies; Butterfly
- Work Type
- skirts (garments)
- Location
- People's Republic of China
- Date
- 1801/1900
- Identifier
- 1968.001.002
- Rights
- In Copyright
- License
- Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Material
- Silk; Metallic Threads; Muslin
- Technique
- Satin stitch; Chain stitch; Knife pleats; Couching stitch; Peking knot stitch; Wrap skirt
- Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Primary Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Note
- Based on the quality of embroidery and the subtlety of the color choices, this believed to be worn by a noblewoman.
