Not on display

Skirt Panel

1850s (made)
Place of origin

Panel of embroidered skirt. The panel once formed part of a dress. It is made of muslin embroidered with coloured silks and straw in satin and stem stitches. The design consists of two sprays of flowers in pinks, mauve and white with leaves of different shades of green, 'tied' with bows of real ribbon in red, pink and green. The bunches are linked together by a wavy trail of dots and small leaves in straw-work. At the bottom is a scalloped border of leaf-forms worked in straw.

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
muslin embroidered with coloured silks
Brief description
Panel of embroidered skirt, English, 1850s
Physical description
Panel of embroidered skirt. The panel once formed part of a dress. It is made of muslin embroidered with coloured silks and straw in satin and stem stitches. The design consists of two sprays of flowers in pinks, mauve and white with leaves of different shades of green, 'tied' with bows of real ribbon in red, pink and green. The bunches are linked together by a wavy trail of dots and small leaves in straw-work. At the bottom is a scalloped border of leaf-forms worked in straw.
Dimensions
  • Length: 43in
  • Width: 27in
Credit line
Given by Lady Rose Mclaren
Object history
Registered File number 1963/1998
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.171-1963

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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