Skirt
Skirt
ca. 1820 (made)
ca. 1820 (made)
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Woman's skirt of black felt, with applied bands of coloured silks, black velvet, silver lace and gimp, and embroidered in coloured silks, tinsel, spangles and glass beads. It is decorated with eight horizontal bands of red and blue silk and black velvet with wavy floral patterns and scrolling devices applied, in silver lace and embroidery, separated by narrow red stripes; the skirt is pleated at the top. The Breton word for this skirt is vronze.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Skirt |
| Materials and techniques | Woollen felt with applied silks, velvet and lace, embroidered in silks and trimmed with spangles and glass beads |
| Brief description | Skirt, woollen felt, silk, velvet, lace, sequins, glass beads, Brittany, France, ca. 1820 |
| Physical description | Woman's skirt of black felt, with applied bands of coloured silks, black velvet, silver lace and gimp, and embroidered in coloured silks, tinsel, spangles and glass beads. It is decorated with eight horizontal bands of red and blue silk and black velvet with wavy floral patterns and scrolling devices applied, in silver lace and embroidery, separated by narrow red stripes; the skirt is pleated at the top. The Breton word for this skirt is vronze. |
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| Object history | This skirt was a wedding garment worn by the bride at a wedding in the district between Quimperlé and Pont-Aven, Finistère. Purchased (16 to 20-1902, £25). Registered File number 36225/1901. See also RP 90589/1901, (file) RP 2353/1902. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 17B-1902 |
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| Record created | August 26, 2010 |
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