Skirt

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Skirt

Place

France (Object made in)

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Made 1775–1795

Medium

Silk, warp-float faced twill weave; appliquéd with silk, machine-made hexagonal lace mesh; and embroidered with silk floss, silk chenille yarns, cotton and silk chenille yarns, and cotton yarns in satin and stem stitches; French knots

Dimensions

122.2 × 138.1 cm (48 × 34 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Lawrence H. Armour Jr. and Margot B. Armour Family Foundation

Reference Number

1986.189

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