Skirt
Skirt
1875-1925 (made)
1875-1925 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Skirt of a dress. Made of coarse cotton with a deep embroidered border at the hem, worked in gobelins and stem stitches in red, blue, black, green and pink silks. The embroidery covers the ground material completely. The pattern consists of a border of stylised vase/tree shapes between two narrower borders, surmounted by a row of leaf shapes characteristic of Attica dress borders. The embroidery covers the ground material completely.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Skirt |
| Materials and techniques | Coarse cotton, embroidered with silk. |
| Brief description | Skirt, embroidered cotton, Greece (Attica), around 1875-1925. |
| Physical description | Skirt of a dress. Made of coarse cotton with a deep embroidered border at the hem, worked in gobelins and stem stitches in red, blue, black, green and pink silks. The embroidery covers the ground material completely. The pattern consists of a border of stylised vase/tree shapes between two narrower borders, surmounted by a row of leaf shapes characteristic of Attica dress borders. The embroidery covers the ground material completely. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dr Joan Evans |
| Object history | Gift of Dr. Joan Evans. Registered papers 75/1513. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.179-1975 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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