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Skirt

2010.170.78.4

Name
Skirt
History Category
Description
Skirt
Traditional style full length Chinese skirt with silk and gold embroidery; hand and machine stitched; lined in a coarse linen/cotton; a set of orange satin flat vertical pleats are located at each side seam beside a central panel both skirt front and skirt back; each side seam has an opening 18 cm in length at the waistband; 2 full length lined self-fabric streamers are attached close to side seams at waistband both skirt front and skirt back; adjustable white linen/cotton waistband with side tabs and ties; five-toed dragon designs with cloud and border motifs located on the front and back central panels are worked in satin stitch embroidery in shades of turquoise, orange and black; gold embroidery threads are couched with red thread; silk satin stitch embroidery motifs in turquoise are worked on the lower portion of the 2 sets of orange satin pleats.
Dimension
Length: 96.5cm | Length: 96.5cm | Circumference: 210.0cm | Circumference: 68.0cm
Catalogue Number
2010.170.78.4
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