EMBROIDERED SILK WEDDING SKIRT, CHINA

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  • Lot: 240
  • October 24, 2018 NYC
  • New York City
Purple silk damask w/ lotus, bats & cloud patterns, emboridered panels in shades of brown, blue & green w/ butterflies & blossoms, black silk ribbon edgings, W 50", L 37.5", (stains, sun fades) fair; t/w 1 long red panel w/ embroidered black trim, 76" x 32". PROVENANCE: Prominent NYC family Robert W de Forest, 1st director of the MET, & wife Emily Johnston de Forest.

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  • Price Realized: $ 1500
  • Category: Ethnic Clothes
  • Era: 1890-1920

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