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Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 9-21613, described as Skirt: length: 95.0 cm waist to hem; width: 116.5 cm overlap, 116.5 cm underlap: Imperial Era; red, patterned silk, with central front panel and pleaded shirt. Lower ⅓ of front panel is embroidered with pattern including an urn surrounded by flowers (blue, red-orange, white, black, gold, pale blue, and bordered with bands of royal blue. Shirt bottom is banded with the same royal blue. Flowers and butterflies are embroidered randomly on the lower ⅓ of the pleated skirt. Skirt is attached to a wide waist band of dark gray cotton.
Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 9-13500, described as Skirt. Wraparound. Front and back panels; 12 pleats on each side. Green silk damask ground. Front and back densely embroidered with butterfly and floral motifs in pinks, green, purple. ingle flowering branch on each side pleat. Single grass orchid beneath 2 panels. Wide white cotton waistband. Black tape and blue embroidered tape borders added later. Blue silk lining on front and back panels. Worn by a women on special occasions, probably with a matching jacket. Late 19th century. Symbolism: Butterfly - joy, summer; Peony - beauty, spring; Plum blossom - long life, winter; Pleats: Grass orchid - feminine modesty; Lotus - summer; Cherry blossom - feminine beauty
Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 9-21308, described as Skirt, cobalt blue and black. Silk damask showing chrysanthemums, bamboo, plum blossoms and peonies (representing the 4 seasons), orchids. 27 cm high bottom zone embroidered in black with satin stitch: butterflies over various flowers. The 26 and 27 cm wide front and back panels more densely embroidered, again with flowers and butterflies, adding knot stitch for anthers, and some blue thread for upper butterflies. Panels bordered on three sides with approximately 2.5 cm wide strips of black satin which also run the whole width of the hem. One wide side gore, 5 cm wide on top and 21 cm wide at the hemline, on either side. Flanked by two narrower ones, 2 cm wide each on top, between 9 and 11 cm wide at the hem. Gores separated by 0.8 cm wide black satin strips, with an additional such strip at the end of the last left gore, where the back panel meets it. Silk panels with only one embroidered orchid each underlie the front and back panels. Skirt otherwise unlined. A 10 cm high white, cotton broadcloth waistband is new. Length of skirt: 75 cm; width at waistline: 41 cm; at hemline: 87 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 9-15440, described as Skirt; silk; satin, embroidered; red ground, multicolored embroidery; 37 inches long; dragon, bird, Buddhist symbol motives.
Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 9-21612, described as Skirt ; L=94.8 cm waist to hem; W= 146.0 cm overlap, 144.5 cm underlap; Imperial Era; Cream sikl w/ woven floral pattern. Central front panel heafily decorated with w/ blue floral ad multicolored birds, emborideryed on cream ground, and bordered with blue-embroidered tapes on black ground. Pleats of skirt are edged w/ embroidered blue floral tapes on black ground and there are emboridered blue flowers between pleats. Skirt is attached to a wide cotton waistband
Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 9-15418, described as Wrap skirt; wool, cotton, silk; sewing, embroidery. ribbon binding; kelly green ground, red, multicolor; 51 1/2 inch waistline, 34 1/2 inch long, center front; wrap skirt of kelly green wool in 2 pieces on a red cotton waistline band. Vertical and bottom borders of embroidered strips, ribbon, bindings, and multicolor embroidery of ocean, phoenix and dragon and green wool.
Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 9-5467, described as Dancer’s skirt; silk, gilt paper strips and yarns; metal decorations; satin weave strips hanging from cotton waistband; embroidered; varicolored; floral designs. 32 1/2 inches long.
Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 9-17978, described as Skirt, woman's; dark blue wax dyed cloth (batik); geometric composition patterns with spirals. Plain blue border at top and inside of hem; hem double fabric. Finely pleated. Cotton cloth, patterns made by painting with bee's wax, then dye in indigo, 5 or 6 dyeing baths. L. 82 cm, W. at waist 86 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 9-17966, described as Skirt: women's pale blue silk gauze patterned w/ bats & lozenges; lower portion of pleated panels decorated w/ narrow bands of multicolor woven tape; wide front & back panels bordered w/ wide blue satin bands couched w/ gold-wrapped tread & appliqued white & purple satin cutouts embroidered in floral motifs; multicolor macrame work & tassels line bottom of wide panels; silver metal disks sewn around blue satin hem & edge wide panels; waist band w/ loop & toggle closures in plain white cotton. Note: white satin appliques probably predate garment. Women's skirt; c. 1900, applique c. 1850, fide Mary Hays. 92.5 cm L.
Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 9-5464, described as Dancer’s skirt; waistband missing; silk, satin weave, embroidered; yellow ground, varicolored floral designs. 30 1/2 inches long.

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