Petticoat Panel

Public Domain

Textiles

1730-50

England

European fascination with East Asia manifested itself in a style now known as chinoiserie. Although the name implies a connection with China, in fact it applies to suggestions of any Asian cultures—for example, the tiny palm tree in the embroidered decoration on this petticoat or skirt panel.

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Department: Textiles

Title: Petticoat Panel
Place: England (Object made in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1730–1750
Medium: Silk, weft-ribbed plain weave; embroidered with silk yarns in satin, single satin, split, stem and surface satin stitches; French knots
Dimensions: 98 × 130.7 cm (38 5/8 × 51 3/8 in.)
Credit Line: Elizabeth M. Schultz Endowment
Reference Number: 1988.90
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