Skirt of aqua green silk crepe damask with embroidered butterflies and flowers in satin stitch and Peking knot stitch
- Title
- Skirt of aqua green silk crepe damask with embroidered butterflies and flowers in satin stitch and Peking knot stitch
- LC Subject
- main garments
- Description
- Skirt of aqua green silk crepe damask with embroidered butterflies and flowers in satin stitch and Peking knot stitch; wrap-style skirt with front and back panels heavily embroidered at lower portion at 11 1/2" x 9" and blocked in black satin; sides are pleated with scattered embroidered designs; wide silk gauze panel at waist with loops for closures.
- Motif
- Flowers; Butterflies; Peonies; Lotus
- Work Type
- skirts (garments)
- Location
- People's Republic of China
- Date
- 1801/1900
- Identifier
- 0000.012.029
- Rights
- In Copyright
- License
- Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Material
- Silk
- Technique
- Satin stitch; Peking knot stitch; Applique
- Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Primary Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Note
- Record says this would have been worn by a common woman because the embroidery is not as delicate and the trim is applique rather than embroidery.
