TWO WOMEN'S EMBROIDERED SKIRTS, CHINA, 19TH C

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  • Lot: 55
  • November 2009 Museum Fashion & Textile Sale
  • New York City
Both w/ silk embroidery on silk damask grounds, wide muslin waistbands, L 36": 1 red w/ predominantly blue embroidery, CF & CB panels w/ flowers & butterflies, emerald green lining, (black satin bands frayed at hem & trim) good; 1 goldenrod yellow, CF & CB panels w/ florals & fruits worked in satin & blindstitch, (light stains on ground silk, several silk splits in hip area, embroidered hemband torn from skirt) fair. MFA

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  • Category: Ethnic Clothes
  • Era: 1850-1890
  • Condition: Fair

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