Chinese Late 19th Century Hand Embroidered Silk Skirt

Item Details

A Chinese late Qing dynasty (1644-1911) hand embroidered silk skirt. The green silk skirt displays multiple black trimmed panels and colorful embroidery. The embroidery utilizes navy and salmon to depict blossoming flowers and fluttering butterflies. 1938.0650

Provenance
Collected in the late 19th and early 20th century and donated to a Private Midwestern Institution in 1938
Sold to enhance and preserve the Institution’s mission-relevant Collections

Condition

Consistent with age; wear to fabric around the margins; general discoloration.

Dimensions

Measurement when folded.

Item #

17COL077-214