Skirt: orange damask woven silk w/ purple binding at hem & panel edges; gold wrapped thread embroidery on front panel in floral desings; "honey comb" stitch pleats; embroidered waistband added later. Fushia colored silk lining at hem, front & back panels. Silk, metal-wrapped thread, silk floss satin stitch, couching, Chinese knots. 91.4 cm L.
Donor:
Edward J. Mahoney Jr. and Mrs. E. J. Mahoney Jr.
Collection place:
China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Skirts (garments)
Function:
2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes